Edelleenkään kauden ekasta moottorin vaihdosta ei tule rangaistuksia, mikä vittu siinä on niin vaikeeta ymmärtää? Hä?
Spare cars, engines and gearboxes
FIA regulations state that drivers may have no more than two cars available for use at any one time. Usually a team will bring three or four cars to a race; a race car for each of its two drivers, and one or two spare cars for use by either driver. Use of those spare cars is subject to various restrictions.
If a driver switches car between qualifying and the race then he must start the race from the pit lane. A change of car is not allowed once the race has started.
There are also restrictions on engine and gearbox use. Each driver may use no more than one engine for two consecutive Grand Prix meetings. If an engine change is required ahead of qualifying at either meeting, the driver will drop ten places on the grid for that event. If the change is made after qualifying, the driver goes to the back of the grid.
From 2008, a driver will not be penalised the first time he needs a replacement engine during the season, unless it is at the final event of the championship.
Each driver may use no more than one gearbox for four consecutive Grand Prix meetings. Every unscheduled gearbox change will require the driver to drop five places on the grid at that meeting.
If a driver fails to finish a race due to reasons beyond his or his team’s control, he may start the next meeting with a new engine and/or gearbox without incurring a penalty.
Ja täältä löytyy lisää:
http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/rules_and_regulations/ :mad_old: :mad_old:
