New Rules For F1 Pit Boards

Kinja'd!!! "Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko)
09/16/2014 at 15:15 • Filed to: None

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Here is a complete breakdown of what is and isn't allowed on them:

WHAT IS ALLOWED

- Acknowledgement that a driver message has been heard.

- Lap or sector time detail.

- Dinner plans.

- Lap time detail of a competitor.

- Dinner plans of a competitor.

- Gaps to a competitor during a practice session or race.

- "Harder", "Harder!", "Faster", "FASTER!!", "OH YES, YES, YES, AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"

- Helping with warning if cops are coming.

- Giving the gaps between cars in qualifying so as to better position the car for a clear lap.

- Danger to manifold warning.

- Drink choice at the next pit stop.

- Number of laps a competitor has done on a set of tyres during a race.

- Drink specification of a competitor.

- Indication of a potential problem with a competitor's car during a race.

- Information concerning a competitors likely race strategy.

- Bribes to the FIA and race officials.

- Yellow flags, blue flags, Safety Car deployment or other cautions.

- High Scores.

- How many tickets needed for the teddy bear.

WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED

- Sector time detail of a competitor and where a competitor is faster or slower.

- Adjustment of power unit settings.

- Adjustment of power unit setting to de-rate the systems.

- Adjustment of gearbox settings.

- Answers to homework and test questions.

- Learning of gears of the gearbox (will only be enforced from the Japanese GP onwards).

- Strong Pornography.

- Balancing the SOC [state-of-charge of batteries] or adjusting for performance.

- Information stock prices.

- Information on level of fuel saving needed.

- Information about Scientology.

- Information on tyre pressures or temperatures (will only be enforced from the Japanese GP onwards).

- Information on differential equations.

- Selfies.

- Start maps related to clutch position, for race start and pit stops.

- Information on COD maps or settings, e.g. bite point.

- Information about what's trending on Twitter.

- Burn-outs prior to race starts.

- Dick pics.

- Information on BBW's.

- Warning on brake wear or temperatures (will only be enforced from the Japanese GP onwards).

- Selection of driver default settings (other than in the case of a clearly identified mental health and pre-existing health conditions).

- Answering a direct question from a driver, e.g. "Am I even close to the right hole?" or "Come on, just the tip?"

- Any message that appears to be written in Morse, Enigma, or Konami code.


DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! Mattbob > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/16/2014 at 15:18

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is comic sans going to be allowed?


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Mattbob
09/16/2014 at 15:20

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Font choice must be decided by teams before the season for the whole season.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/16/2014 at 16:28

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The radio rule is definitely one of the dumber things F1 has done in recent years.


Kinja'd!!! CKeffer > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/16/2014 at 16:32

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Yes, but Comic sans and papyrus both come with a -100 point penalty for the constructors championship, due to poor taste.


Kinja'd!!! jvirgs drives a Subaru > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/16/2014 at 17:03

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I can't tell which is worse, this or double points.....