FIA Set To Reduce F1 Pit-Lane Speed Limit
FIA President, Jean Todt, looks set to reduce the pit-lane speed limit from 100kph to just 60kph, in a move to increase safety within the pits. This comes after a review of the pit-lane speed limit of other Series’ such as the Le Mans 24 Hours, GT1 and Nascar, all of which have a slower pit-lane speed limit in comparison to F1.
The report arose in the latest edition of Italian motor sport magazine, Autosprint, which has reported that the FIA look set to decrease the speed limit throughout the 2012 season. Although the 2012 F1 rules still say the speed limit is 100kph, it is believed the speed could well be altered as the season progresses by stewards at each race, following a recommendation from the FIA F1 safety delegate.
This new ruling could well cause a severe change in the teams race strategies, with pit-stops taking longer as the cars travel slower through the pits. Whether the drivers’ and teams’ will back the reduction in the speed limit, all will become apparent in a few weeks time when the Australian Grand Prix gets underway.
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Sky Announce Full 2012 Line-Up
Sky have today announced their complete line-up of presenters, commentators and pit-lane reporters in preparation for their inaugural season covering Formula 1 in the UK. This comes after it was agreed earlier in the year that Sky and the BBC would share the rights to broadcast F1 in 2012 with Sky showing every track event throughout the season live with the BBC showing ten races live and the rest as a highlights show later in the day.
It was announced a few weeks back that Sky would be launching a standalone Formula 1 channel in the UK named Sky Sports F1 HD and that Martin Brundle would be joining the team from the BBC to commentate on next years proceedings.
Today, however, Sky confirmed that David Croft would be joining the new team from BBC Radio 5 Live along with fellow commentator and ex-F1 driver Anthony Davidson to partner the already confirmed Martin Brundle. Davidson will commentate on the weekends Practice Sessions along with ‘Crofty’ recreating the famous commentary team that the BBC have used for the last three years on their Red Button Service.
It has also been announced that Sky have also acquired two more ex-BBC F1 staff in Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz, who will continue their roles as pit-lane reporters with Sky. Ted Kravitz has also been announced as the co-presenter of the weekly magazine show which will be fronted by current Sky Sports News presenter Georgie Thompson. The presenter of the weekends F1 show will be Simon Lazenby, who has had experience in presenting Sky Sports Rugby coverage in the past.
Also announced as part of the new Sky Sports F1 HD team is the ex-BBC and ITV F1 presenter, Steve Rider, who has had experience presenting Formula 1 as part of the BBC’s Grandstand show in the 1990s and with ITV in the 2000s. His role within Sky will be to stage a series of interviews with some of Formula 1’s legends both past and present.
It is undeniable that Sky now have the most experienced team covering Formula 1 that has existed in the past. With three of the best commentators in the sport, two of the best pit-lane reporters and a superb presentation team, the new Sky Sports F1 HD channel looks well set for an impressive inaugural season!