![]() It is understood that a failure of the F1 start lights during the second Supercars race of the week in Melbourne after FP1 was not related to the issue that stopped the GPS data from reaching F1 teams. "Then I guess the nature of the tyres, they just keep improving and that's why people abort, continue and are then out of sync and on different run plans and then you run into traffic." "Not a lot of 'straight' long straights, if that makes sense, except for up to Turn 1. But Autosport has learned that the primary cause of the problem was not a failure of the GPS system F1 uses, as this remained active for the FIAs monitoring systems in race control. "There's not a lot of space, it's relatively narrow and the track is always turning so even in the mirrors it's quite blind. "And when you're relying always on the team and your engineer to inform you about the gaps and then suddenly they aren't able to inform you then you can run into a tricky situation as we as we've seen. " then the visibility is poor," he added. Australian GP should be "open minded" about switching to F1 night race now have the Champion ability (+20 Coins from Crystals, +40 damage to Bosses and Loot Goblins).Norris backs tough choices McLaren had to make.Mercedes rules out early introduction of F1 car upgrades."I think it would be manageable, but there's this one extra risk factor that somebody's parked in a blind corner and someone who comes flat out without information."ĪlphaTauri's Nyck de Vries said he thought it was "quite wise for them to red flag it because the speeds are so high and everyone was so much out of sync". So, I think it's a bit of a safety thing. "It depends on the track but when there's lots of traffic and half of the field is on a fast lap and half of the field is on a slow lap then it's a bit blind. "It's a bit tricky obviously," said Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas. Once the root problem had been rectified, the FIA was able to restart FP1, which was eventually topped by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.ĭiscussing the situation after the wet FP2 session on Friday, several drivers agreed with the FIA's call to stop FP1 given the lack of GPS data for the teams. ![]() ![]() In turn, this scrambled the distribution network of several other data systems, including the GPS positioning information on its way to the teams. Instead, a server that handles the FIA's tyre data and distributes that information to the live timing and television graphic systems failed. This meant teams lost the ability to see what rivals were at that stage doing and issue warnings, as is the norm during busy practice and qualifying sessions.īut Autosport has learned that the primary cause of the problem was not a failure of the GPS system F1 uses, as this remained active for the FIA's monitoring systems in race control. ![]() It quickly became apparent that the lack of live GPS tracking was creating the main safety issue, with drivers unaware of cars appearing behind them at high speed or going slowly up ahead. The FIA, therefore, opted to stop the session for nine minutes while the problem was investigated. ![]()
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