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New wet start procedure for 2017
- Updated: September 29, 2016
Formula 1 will introduce a new wet weather start procedure in 2017 after the sport came in for heavy criticism in the wake of the British Grand Prix.
The opening five laps of this year’s Silverstone race took place behind the Safety Car despite several drivers calling for it to be started.
Race Control, though, waited until the conditions were good enough for intermediates before there was a rolling start.
Drivers and fans alike complained, prompting the FIA to adopt a new procedure for 2017.
“A new procedure regarding wet weather starts was accepted,” read an FIA statement following Wednesday’s World Motor Sport Council meeting.
“From 2017, if a Safety Car is deemed to be required for the beginning of a …
