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Changes restricted after qualifying
The FIA clarifies how much work the teams can carry out
Cars will spend a lot longer in parc ferme this season
Formula 1 teams have been told that they can only carry out limited work on their cars between final qualifying and the race and only under the supervision of the scrutineers, according to AUTOSPORT this week.
The FIA, the sport's governing body, has now clarified exactly what can be done to the cars, which will be returned to the team garages after qualifying but must remain under parc ferme conditions until they are returned to the central parc ferme at 6pm and locked up until Sunday morning.
Teams will be allowed to carry out minor work on the cars from 8am Sunday, again under the eyes of scrutineers, but essentially the cars will start the race in a similar configuration to that in which they ended qualifying. This means that it is likely the traditional Sunday morning warm-up will be abolished.
What the teams can do and when:
After qualifying:
*Tyre pressure checks
*Removal of bodywork and the fitting of cooling devices
*Connection of jump battery
*Download of data by physical connection to car
*Fitting of water heaters
*Fitting of slave tyres
*Carrying out work required by the FIA
Before the race:
*Repair crash damage
*Some liquids and gases may be drained and replenished – not fuel
*Race tyres can be removed but not changed
*Main battery may be changed
*Cleaning of bodywork
*Tyres and brake ducts changed for a fluctuation in weather conditions