The ‘dash shootout’ title which was launched for dash race qualifying periods final 12 months has been faraway from the Components 1 rule e book.
The qualifying periods for dash races are actually known as ‘dash qualifying’. That title was beforehand used for dash races after they have been launched in 2021.
Up to date F1 sporting laws containing the change have been accepted by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council forward of the primary apply session of the season tomorrow.
Following a shake-up of the dash spherical format final 12 months, which noticed the grid for the grand prix separated from the outcomes of the dash race, a brand new three-stage qualifying session to find out the beginning grid for the dash race was created. This was initially known as the ‘dash shootout’.
Nevertheless, following immediately’s WMSC assembly in Geneva, one other change within the dash spherical format will see the dash race moved to Saturday mornings, with grand prix qualifying the ultimate session held on Saturdays for dash rounds in addition to on conventional race weekends. The grid for the dash race will now be determined within the remaining session on Fridays, which has been renamed within the 2024 Components 1 sporting laws as ‘dash qualifying’.
It’s the newest change to F1’s divisive dash format heading into its fourth 12 months of use. Each season because the 100km race format was first launched in 2021, the FIA and Components One Administration have modified the format in a roundabout way.
The primary dash occasion of the season will likely be held on the Chinese language Grand Prix in April. A complete of six will likely be held over the 12 months.
The brand new sporting laws additionally formalised one other new change for 2024’s dash format. There’ll now be two separate parc ferme restrictions over dash weekends, the primary between the beginning of dash race qualifying on Friday afternoon and the beginning of the dash race on Saturday morning and the second between the beginning of grand prix qualifying on Saturday afternoon and the beginning of the grand prix on Sunday. Groups will likely be permitted to make modifications to automobiles between the tip of the dash race and the beginning of grand prix qualifying.
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