Thanks.There is no limit on testing in a two year old car.The biggest problem is that the teams cannot obtain current F1 tyres.
Also Anthony Hamilton has leased several 2009 spec cars which is availble for anyone including the current teams to rent for driver testing.
But the teams cannot use any of their wings etc on this car.
Renault have a 2009 car already to prepared for Kubica to test in as soon as he is able to.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/anthony-hamilton-leasing-fleet-of-f1-cars-for-gp-prep-drivers-ac/
So my question is:
Do the flags always take precedence over the lights*? Or is it a case of the more conservative one takes precedence.
2.4 SIGNALLING
2.4.1 General
In the supervision of the road, the Clerk of the Course (or his
deputy) and the marshal posts rely largely on the use of signals to
contribute to the drivers’ safety and enforce the regulations.
Signals are given in daylight by different coloured fl ags, which
may be supplemented or replaced by lights.
Black and white signal boards of similar dimensions to the
fl ags may also be used for certain signals: these should be
clearly specifi ed in the Supplementary Regulations of the event
concerned.
At night, the fl ags may be replaced by lights and refl ective
panels, but all drivers must be made aware of this at a briefi ng
beforehand. Yellow lights at each post are obligatory for events
run at night (see Article 2.10.1).
If more than one means of signalling is used, the Supplementary
Regulations of the event must specify which of them is
regulatory.
The start should be controlled from a position close to the start
line, from which the starter can see the complete grid area
between the barriers and which should be visible to all the
drivers, in closed or open cars. It should be protected from debris
coming from the direction of the grid.
Yes and the only other teams starting the season with the "old" push-rod style were HRT, Sauber and Virgin.No they're not. Many of this year's entrees adopted the pull-rod rear suspension, such as McLaren, Toro Rosso, Williams and Mercedes off the top of my head, however I think Ferrari stuck with push-rod.
We often see both cars from the teams lining up next to each other on the grid, especially in the top ten this season (e.g. at Abu Dhabi this weekend positions 5-10 were two Ferraris, two Mercs, two FIs). Has there ever been an occasion where the entire grid lined up two-by-two? Or, for that matter, a race that finished like that?