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    https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fia-clamps-down-on-unnecessarily-slow-driving-in-baku/6529344/

    FIA clamps down on "unnecessarily" slow driving ahead of Baku F1 round
    By: Adam Cooper
    Jun 3, 2021, 10:00 AM
    FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi is clamping down on drivers running too slowly in qualifying in Baku while trying to make a gap for themselves.

    The new directive, issued by Masi in the second version of notes that he gave to the teams today, specified the last section of the lap that runs from Turns 17-20 and on to the start/finish line.

    The concern is that drivers may back off before a qualifying lap in order to make space and then not be aware of how fast cars are approaching through the series of blind bends.

    In specifying a particular section of track Masi is following the precedent established for the Russian GP in Sochi, where a similar warning covers Turns 12-13.

    Although it hasn't been a particular issue at Baku in the past, Masi wanted to pre-empt any possible problems.

    Slow driving on qualifying out laps has been also an issue at Monza in the past, although that related to the farce of drivers being backed up and missing their lap rather than safety issues, as in Sochi and Baku.

    Masi cited Article 27.4 of the FIA sporting regulations, which refers to driving unnecessarily slowly. It reads: "At no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person."

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    Slow lap times will be judged in comparison with the maximum time between safety car lines that is always published after FP2.

    In today's notes Masi wrote: "For reasons of safety, during each practice session, acts such as weaving across the track to hinder another car may be referred to the stewards.

    "During free practice session 3 and the qualifying practice, the time published in accordance with Item 8 [the safety car line maximum time] of the race directors' event notes will be used as a guide by the stewards to determine if a driver is considered to be driving unnecessarily slowly on an out lap or any other lap that is not a fast lap or in lap.

    "For the avoidance of doubt, the pit exit, as defined in Article 28.2 of the F1 sporting regulations is considered a part of the track and the provisions of Article 27.4 apply in this area."

    With specific reference to Turns 17-20 he added: "During any practice session, any driver intending to create a gap in front of him in order to get a clear lap should not attempt to do this between the entry to Turn 17 through to the exit of Turn 20.

    "Any driver seen to have done this will be reported to the stewards as being in breach of Article 27.4 of the sporting regulations."
     
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    Yep. Quite frankly the fact that they do not anything about the front wing flex but are all over the rear wing flex is simply disgusting. The Mercedes grip on the FIA is so obvious.
     
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    Maybe the FIA should clamp down on their own useless management?
     
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    With the cars so big and the traffic getting so bad on certain tracks, maybe break the Q1 field into two groups...random draw.
     
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    That seems a sensible rule, but why didn't they apply it before ?
     
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