FIA F1 regulations - new teams and attending races

[plg101]

So we have a number of new teams who may, or may not have competitive cars for the 2010 season. Various threads are running on their individual viability.

I've been through the regulations but can't find a point that defines "attending a race".

Is it:

• Turn up to a GP with a few containers, pit crew and a car that starts
• Turn up, and complete at least a qualifying lap
• Qualify and take the start of the race?

Does it need to be both cars?

Or is it a nice woolly area that leaves the FIA open to discussion?

[Thurbs]

I think it is doing the first lap of the race (the warm up lap) ala Indianapolis 2006(ish).

[llewop]

in the regs it seems to define participation of the 'event' - but then comes up with 2 different defintions of 'event' from a quick scan!

Probably the one that matters is the wider one: which seems to be that the event starts with scrutineering and finishes when all business is finished (or words to that effect). So could a new team pitch up with a set of bits that are almost a car, fail scrutineering and say 'we tried but they wouldn't let us.....'

The second definition seems to be linked to the engine/gearbox useage so is something like 3rd practice onwards - i.e. engine/gearbox changes on Saturday and Sunday count against penalties (or something like that...)

[plg101]

Glad that I didn't misread it...

...I guess it gives the FIA some latitude - I wonder what penalties are buried in the new Concorde Agreement?

[Mazda Baiter]

plg101 said:

...I guess it gives the FIA some latitude

It also gives the teams some latitude come the court case after the FIA hearing.

[plg101]

Mazda Baiter said:

plg101 said:

...I guess it gives the FIA some latitude

It also gives the teams some latitude come the court case after the FIA hearing.

• cough cynic *

• cough probably true....*

[Mazda Baiter]

plg101 said:

Mazda Baiter said:

plg101 said:

...I guess it gives the FIA some latitude

It also gives the teams some latitude come the court case after the FIA hearing.

• cough cynic *
  

• cough probably true....*

If it is worded that ambiguously, then that is all their lawyers will need. I might be cynical, but I don't think the fking Interfering Association has changed that much. I'm not even sure if Napoleon's proposed disiplinary procedures have been imposed yet. Proposing something before an election is very different to doing something after the election (as those of us unfortunate souls who reside in Britain are shortly to find out.)

I am quite happy being a cynic. In when talking about motorsport, it makes me correct a lot of the time.