“He breaks the corner up into three – the approach, the apex and the exit. That’s what Tomas is looking at, and unfortunately, quite often people critisise Tomas’ decisions because they are looking at the position of the cars at the apex, where he is looking at something different. “With the new guidelines, he’s particularly paying attention to the cars at the turn-in point, not the apex, and the fact that someone might turn in early, just to give them an excuse to give room. “Tomas Mezera, as the driving standards observer, determines what is and what isn’t acceptable and makes recommendations to us as a steward.
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“There’s been a very specific briefing given to the drivers in the form of the code of driving conduct interpretation,” he said. V8 Supercars’ chief steward Steve Chopping confirmed to Speedcafe that the new guidelines have been implemented for the 2010 season. The new guideline has been implemented to promote hard but fair racing, maximise overtaking opportunities and assist the interpretation of the rules by teams and officials. Last year, minimal contact on the exit of a corner was acceptable in some circumstances to promote better racing (with the intention of unsettling a car to give the following driver a better chance of passing into the next corner), but this has now been deemed unacceptable.Īlso, the frequency and severity of blocking will no longer be relaxed for the last two laps of the race, which has been the case in the past.
The guideline notes that each incident will be considered on its own merits.
It outlines new passing procedures that underline the car’s B pillar as the strict passing point that an overtaking car must achieve at the approach, apex and exit of any corner. The start of any V8 Supercars race is always hectic – just like Race 2 at Yas Marina Circuit last weekĪ new driving code of conduct guideline has been met with mixed reactions from V8 Supercars drivers.Ī three-page document was handed to the teams this week and obtained by.
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