Pit-stop rules changed for the Korean Grand Prix
Yet another rule gets moulded to adjust the Korean Grand Prix. After the grave safety concerns shown by the Formula One drivers the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has changed the pit stop rules for tomorrow’s race.
The rules have been relaxed for the race to be held this weekend as many of the teams as well as the drivers raised their concern regarding the newly built pit stops at the Korean International Circuit. The pits are said to very slippery which makes the
entry and exit into them very hazardous and risky for the drivers along with the pit workers.
The title defender Jenson Button while talking about the pits earlier today said that while coming for the pit out of a fast corner is very scary and risky also especially when there are faster cars around you.
After the continuous voicing about the dangerous pits FIA relaxed the rules for pitting which it announced only a while ago. While telling about the amendments the Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn explained that the drivers have now been allowed to cross
the white line while entering the pit and for this they would not be penalised like before.
The decision has been embraced happily by all the drivers. While talking to the press about this change Button said that it has lessened the hazard for the drivers and was necessary to ensure security at the pits. However, his teammate Lewis Hamilton reckons
that the danger of entering the pit has been lowered however, while the exit still remains equally vulnerable at Sunday's race.
The 2008 world champion very vividly stated, "I think it's as much as we can do at the moment, with the pit lane entry. It's great that (race director) Charlie (Whiting) and the FIA listen to our comments. We can cross the white line on the pit entry now
which is great. I think it does help your entry speed, so it means that you are more off line when you do have to lift off. So if you have a car following you closely it's not so dangerous."
Moreover, the Williams driver Rubens Barrichello, who is one of the oldest drivers in the Formula one squad and is also the head of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), expressed his gratitude for what FIA has done. Yet the driver added that the exit
into turn two is still one of the very tricky places and driving through it could be very hazardous.
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