F1: Last Minute Tweaks For Regulations

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F1: Last Minute Tweaks For Regulations

The FIA has made three adjustments to the F1 Sporting Regulations for the upcoming season...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted March 09, 2012 Balen (BEL)

The 2012 F1 season kicks off this weekend. (Photo: Getty Images)

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved three last minute tweaks to the F1 Sporting Regulations, ahead of the first race in Melbourne.

The changes are outlined in the FIA’s words as follows:

• One set of dry-weather tires may now be carried over to Saturday if both Friday sessions are declared wet; it is hoped that this will result in teams carrying out more laps on Saturday.

• Changes have been made to the personnel curfew to ensure the rest periods remain constant throughout the season, irrespective of the timing of practice sessions at particular events.

• The race director may now prohibit the use of the adjustable rear wing (DRS) if he feels visibility is too poor in wet conditions. This has been done as a result of safety concerns over large speed differentials between cars.

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.