Three teams break the curfew in Imola
Before the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend, three teams broke the regulatory curfew to work on their cars.
The Mercedes, Red Bull, and Williams teams have all used one of their jokers to work on their cars during the curfew imposed by the FIA this season. Personnel from these teams who directly intervened on the cars have worked during night hours.
The curfew was implemented so that the teams cannot work day and night on their cars, thus protecting their staff. Working on the cars is not permitted for 13 hours every night from 9pm to 7am, from Wednesday to Sunday.
The sporting regulations of Formula 1 state that there are 3 different curfew periods.
– Couvre-feu 1: Débute 42 heures avant le début des FP1 et se termine 29 heures avant.
– Couvre-feu 2: Débute 18 heures avant le début des FP1 et se termine 4 heures avant.
– Couvre-feu 3: Débute 13 heures avant le début des FP3 et se termine 3 heures avant.
Each curfew period has its own limitations. The closer we get to the start of free trials, the less likely it is to break curfew.
– Briser le couvre-feu 1: 8 fois dans la saison maximum.
– Briser le couvre-feu 2: 6 fois dans la saison maximum.
– Briser le couvre-feu 3: 2 fois dans la saison maximum.
For Mercedes, Red Bull, and Williams, it was the first time that curfew 1 was breached.
