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FIA revises team radio ban
ESPN Staff
September 19, 2014
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The FIA has revised its restrictions on the use of team radio in order to give teams the freedom to discuss car performance.
In an attempt to put the onus back on the drivers, the FIA planned to ban all team radio relating to driver and car performance. However, after meetings with team managers on Thursday in Singapore the ban was slackened to allow conversations about car performance to take place, although a ban is expected next year.
Driver performance is still restricted, with messages on the following subjects still prohibited from the Singapore Grand Prix onwards.
- Driving lines on the circuit
- Contact with kerbs
- Car set up parameters for specific corners
- Comparative or absolute sector time detail of another driver
- Speeds in corners compared to another driver
- Gear selection compared with another driver
- Gear selection in general
- Braking points
- Rate of braking compared to another driver
- Rate of braking or application of brakes in general
- Car stability under braking.
- Throttle application in general
- Throttle application compared to another driver
- Use of DRS compared with another driver
- Use of any overtake button
- Driving technique in general
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