Site icon FormulaRapida.net

FIA shares Monza track limit details, DRS zones, PU elements & more

  • Darshan Chokhani
    • FIA, F1, Italian GP

    MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB16 runs wide during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo di Monza on September 04, 2020 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images,) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202009040116 // Usage for editorial use only //

    The FIA has shared details of the track limits for F1 Italian GP along with track changes, DRS zones, PU elements and more.

    Returning to Monza for F1 Italian GP, the FIA Race Directors’ note discusses about the track limits, with Turn 1-2, Turn 5 and Turn 11, to be monitored. The former two is mostly about escape road and re-joining, while the latter is regarding crossing white line.

    Here’s the details:

    Turns 1-2 –

    a) Four rows of polystyrene blocks have been placed in the escape road at Turn 1 / Turn 2 (first chicane). In order to ensure that cars are able to re-join the track safely any driver using the escape road must go around the end of each of these rows and re-join the track at the end of the escape road. Drivers may only use the grass if it is clearly unavoidable.

    Turn 5 –

    a) Any driver going straight and who misses the black and yellow bumps placed before the apex kerb of Turn 5 (second chicane) must stay to the right of the yellow line and the bollard, he may then re-join the track at the far end of the asphalt run-off area after the exit of Turn 5. A lap time achieved during any practice session, sprint qualifying session or the race in this manner will result in that lap time will being invalidated by the stewards.

    Turn 11 –

    a) A lap time achieved during any practice session, sprint qualifying session or the race by leaving the track on the outside of Turn 11, will result in that lap time and the immediately following lap time being invalidated by the stewards. A driver will be judged to have left the track if no part of the car remains in contact with the track.

    General – Turn 1-2, Turn 5 and Turn 11 –

    a) Each time any car passes behind the apex at Turn 5 or crosses the white line at Turn 11, Competitors will be informed via the official messaging system.

    b) On the third occasion of a driver cutting behind the apex of Turn 5, and/or crossing the white line on the outside of Turn 11 during the sprint qualifying session or the race, he will be shown a black and white flag, any further cutting will then be reported to the stewards. For the avoidance of doubt this means a total of three occasions combined, not three at each corner.

    c) The above requirements will not automatically apply to any driver who is judged to have been forced off the track, each such case will be judged individually.

    d) In all cases detailed in item 21 above, the driver must only re-join the track when it is safe to do so and without gaining a lasting advantage.

    Regarding track changes, the FIA Race Directors’ note states there has been no major work done apart from routine maintenance. Moving on to the DRS zones, the first detection zone is 95m before Turn 7, with the activation zone being 170m after Turn 7.

    The second DRS zones’ activation zone is 20m after Turn 11, with the detection point 115m after the finish line. Among the FIA stewards, Tim Mayer will lead the team for F1 Italian GP, comprising Garry Connelly, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Paolo Longoni.

    Moving on to the PU elements, the FIA had updated on the parts used until the Dutch GP, where everyone is on their third element of ICE, TC and MGU-H, apart from Sergio Perez, who took his fourth at Zandvoort to see-through the 2021 F1 season.

    On the MGU-K side, most of the F1 drivers are on their third element, with Perez on his fourth, while Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams drivers are on their second along with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll.

    In terms of ES, most are on their second element, with Perez on his fourth, AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda on his third and Haas’ Nikita Mazepin still on his first. It is similar for CE, with everyone – including Mazepin – on their second, while Perez is on fourth and Tsunoda third.

    The F1 Italian GP will again see Robert Kubica in action for Alfa Romeo, with Kimi Raikkonen still in isolation. The team will run a special Italian flag livery for their sponsor’s home event, while Aston Martin is to run a special James Bond livery.

    Here’s the FIA Race Directors’ Note: https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2021%20Italian%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Race%20Directors’%20Event%20Notes%20.pdf

    Here’s PU elements details: https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2021%20Italian%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20PU%20elements%20used%20per%20driver%20up%20to%20now.pdf