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Following successful trial runs held at the final three Grands Prix of the 2014 season, the Formula 1 teams and the FIA gave their approval to the introduction of the new virtual safety car system next season.
The need to reduce the speed of the cars under the yellow flags became a priority after Jules Bianchi's terrible crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The new procedure requires the drivers to slow down to a certain speed under the yellow flag, without the need to deploy the Mercedes safety car our on the race track.
An imposed speed limit is set in a specific sector of the circuit rather than around the whole lap.
Once the teams approve the rules, they will be added to the 2015 F1 Sporting Regulations.
Autosport magazine adds Tuesday that more trial runs will be held during the three winter test sessions before the virtual safety car is introduced for good in Australia in March 2015.
The need to reduce the speed of the cars under the yellow flags became a priority after Jules Bianchi's terrible crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The new procedure requires the drivers to slow down to a certain speed under the yellow flag, without the need to deploy the Mercedes safety car our on the race track.
An imposed speed limit is set in a specific sector of the circuit rather than around the whole lap.
Once the teams approve the rules, they will be added to the 2015 F1 Sporting Regulations.
Autosport magazine adds Tuesday that more trial runs will be held during the three winter test sessions before the virtual safety car is introduced for good in Australia in March 2015.
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| Virtual Safety Car at Interlagos, Brazil. (Photo: WRi2) |