News Details

Roll-over grid penalties dropped, Virtual safety car introduced

An unpopular and controversial rule from the 2014 season has been dropped, while 2015 will also see the introduction of the Virtual Safety Car. While the rule changes for 2015 are not as dramatic as some introduced in previous seasons, here are some of the important changes for this season you need to know. One of the biggest changes will see the number of available power units for each driver drop from five in 2014, to four in 2015. This means that each engine is expected to last five races each. However, unlike in 2014, a power unit change no longer means an automatic penalty, but rather a cumulative penalty, as explained by the regulations: 'For the purposes of this, the power unit...
Full Story »
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Fontana joins Status for 2015 GP3 season

Lotus F1 junior team driver Alex Fontana will race for Status Grand Prix...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Force India Reports Bernie to Help Small Teams

The financial plight of the smaller teams may be eased throughout the...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Mercedes to help save German GP?

Concerns are growing that Germany really will be dropped from the 2015...
10y ago from GrandPrix.com

Red Bull reveals its true colors

March 2, 2015 (Gpracingplus/GMM).- Red Bull has dropped the RB11's...
10y ago from GPRacingPlus.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Joan Mir: ‘Everyone cannot sleep’ because of 2027...

Joan Mir suggested that rumours about the 2027 MotoGP rider market are...

Fermin Aldeguer to miss MotoGP season opener in...

Gresini Ducati has confirmed Fermin Aldeguer will miss the opening round...

Marco Bezzecchi satisfied with ‘smaller’...

Marco Bezzecchi admits the Aprilia bike has slightly improved “in all...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

8 goals in 11 starts: Arsenal, Chelsea & Man Utd...

Eli Junior Kroupi has been outstanding for Bournemouth since joining the...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“Astonishing” attacker on Arsenal and Chelsea...

Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez is a target for Arsenal and Chelsea...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Andrea Berta already working on exciting Arsenal...

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has reportedly already requested...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Possible boost for Arsenal as Manchester City star...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been charged by the Football...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.