Bojan Vrbnjak
Framework conditions season 2021 get growing form and the rules also apply freestyle racers. With the introduction of the new policy, teams are tasked with two two Friday free practice sessions planted in race cars young racers. So far, teams have been doing this on voluntary basethat they left one free workout backup or test racer. From 2021 onwards, they will have to do so at least twice.
Over the years, many teams have mostly on the first free practice offered an occasional opportunity to young racers. Based on limited testing this is an opportunity to to a young racer offers significant time on the track. In the past, they have benefited from this, for example Lando Norris, Antonio Giovinazzi in George Russell. This year we saw only two racers competing in the first free practice. Nicholas latifi at Williams and Naoki Yamamoto at Toro Rosso. Z ofree handover of cockpits young racers, Formula 1 wants to offer them more opportunities to they get to know the royal class of motorsport during the racing weekend.
In addition, it will formula 1 created in this regard as well additional incentive in view super license. For the departed 100 kilometers in free practice, the young racer will receive for each weekend one point for "drivers licence”Of the royal class of motorsport. The only limitation is that if the racer will receive penalty point, then there are no points for a super license. In addition, the racer can collect the maximum in three years 10 points.
formula 1 it also determines which racer he can be Rookie and thus meets conditions to perform at Friday’s free practice. A young racer is not allowed to drive in his career more than two Grand Prix races. In addition, it must be owned super license or special license for Friday. For the latter, the young racer must drive at least six Formula 2 races or have in your account 25 points super license.
This is what happens a hole in the policy, which teams could benefit from in 2021. If the team will hire for this season a young racer, will be in the first two races met the criteria. If this rule already existed in this season, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Renault, Haas and Racing Point to train in the car to plant another a young racer.
