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New clampdown on drivers lapping slowly during qualifying: https://www.racefans.net/2024/02/27/new-clampdown-on-drivers-lapping-slowly-during-qualifying/

"... FIA race director Niels Wittich has issued updated guidance to drivers in his latest attempt to avoid potentially dangerous interactions between cars during qualifying. Several near-misses have occurred in recent seasons involving drivers at speed and others going slowly to cool their tyres or power units.

The sport’s governing body attempted to regulate this last year by requiring drivers to stay below a maximum time between the pit lane exit and entry. The new push takes that approach a step further.

From this weekend, the drivers’ pace relative to that lap time will be measured at every marshalling post around the lap. This should reduce the possibility for large speed differences between cars to occur during qualifying and pre-race reconnaissance laps.

The updated regulations state: “For the safe and orderly conduct of the event, other than in exceptional circumstances accepted as such by the stewards, to ensure that cars are not driven unnecessarily slowly on any lap during and after the end of the qualifying session (including in-laps and out-laps) or during reconnaissance laps when the pit exit is opened for the sprint or race, drivers must stay on or below the maximum time set by the FIA ECU at least once in each marshalling sector and at both the first and second safety car lines (a marshalling sector is defined as the section of track between each of the FIA light panels).

“Any driver that exceeds the maximum time set by the FIA ECU may be deemed to be going unnecessarily slowly.” ..."
 
Bahrain track 23 vs 24 comparision from Mercedes' simulator

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1762478572487291253

"Christian Horner will not attend the Team Principals Press Conference on Thursday.

It will feature Frederic Vasseur, Zak Brown, Toto Wolff and Laurent Mekies.

The results of the investigation into alleged misconduct by Horner are expected to be announced on Wednesday."

"Some context: For at least the last 10 years, the TP of the defending champions has been present at the first press conference of the season."
 
Naks said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1762478572487291253

"Christian Horner will not attend the Team Principals Press Conference on Thursday.

It will feature Frederic Vasseur, Zak Brown, Toto Wolff and Laurent Mekies.

The results of the investigation into alleged misconduct by Horner are expected to be announced on Wednesday."

"Some context: For at least the last 10 years, the TP of the defending champions has been present at the first press conference of the season."
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Reports say he is currently in the air on his way back to the track for the weekend.
 
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