A new Technical Directive, issued by Charlie Whiting, has confirmed the recent rumour that the FIA is outlawing radio messages about driver performance from team personnel.
“In order to ensure that the requirements of Article 20.1 of the F1 Sporting Regulations is respected at all times we intend to rigorously enforce this regulation with immediate effect. Therefore no radio conversation from pit to driver may include any information that is related to the performance of the car or driver.”
“We should also remind you that data transmission from pit to car is specifically prohibited by Article 8.5.2 of the F1 Technical Regulations.”
So what is and what isn't allowed to be said by team personnel?
Race engineers can still tell drivers about team orders, safety warnings about on-track incidents and when to stop for tyres.
They cannot however tell the driver how and where to improve laptime, what their tyre condition is like, help them with fuel consumption or tell them which settings to change in an attempt to help car performance.
What do you think of these sanctions by the FIA, right move?
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