en el 2020 habra un cambio en las reglas de esta temporada siendo las mas importantes las siguientes:
Chequered flag at the end of races
The 2019 regulations saw the chequered flag replaced by a chequered
light panel as the official signal marking the end of the race.
The flag was still seen last year, Jean Alesi most famously flying it for
Charles Leclerc’s victory at Monza.
But a glitch at the Japanese Grand Prix saw the chequered panel
illuminate a lap before the end of the race, causing the official
results to be counted from there – hence the revision back to the good
old-fashioned flag as the official race-ender for 2020.
Less testing
For 2020, pre-season testing has been reduced from eight days of
running to six, with the two three-day tests due to take place at
Spain's Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on
February 19-21 and February 26-28.
Longer curfew
There’s good news for mechanics in the 2020 regulations, who’ll be
able to enjoy a (theoretical) extra hour in bed on the Thursday and
Friday of race weekends, thanks to the mandatory curfew – during which
time teams’ mechanics are forbidden from working on their cars, or even
being within the confines of the circuit – being extended from eight
hours to nine. Teams are allowed to break the curfew twice in one season
without receiving a penalty.
‘Shark fins’
With a look ahead to a design feature that could be on
the 2021 cars,
for 2020, teams will all have to create a small plate on the engine
cover of their cars – similar to McLaren’s early-2019 wedge on the MCL34
– with this ‘shark fin’ set to house the drivers’ numbers, making it
easier for fans to distinguish between each team's two machines. There
will be very little aerodynamic impact on the cars, mind (except a very
mild one during cornering), so don’t expect this rule change to decide
any championships!
No screens for testing
Traditionally used by teams at testing to keep their shiny new bits
under wraps, for 2020 screens at the pre-season tests will be outlawed
when the track is live (from 0900 to 1800) to improve the spectacle for
fans. Teams will, however, be able to cover up when their car’s floor is
not fitted, or if their car is being recovered after stopping out on
track.
Restriction on metal in the front wing
No one likes to see a small tag from one car's front wing to
another's rear wheel result in a puncture (not least the puncturee...),
so to try and limit the risk the rules now dictate that the first 50mm
of front wing endplates have to be made purely of carbon fibre. Any
metal elements - like fasteners or inserts used to attach the front wing
- are only allowed 30mm back from the leading edge of the endplate.
Brake ducts are now ‘Listed Parts’
The air ducts used to cool the brakes are now categorised as ‘Listed
Parts’, meaning they’ll need to be designed by the teams themselves,
rather than bought in from another company or team. Other Listed Parts
include: the car’s bodywork, roll structures, front impact structures
and the survival cell.
Less electronic meddling in the starts
2020 will see the drivers given even more control over their starts,
with 90% of the engine’s torque being controlled directly by the
driver’s command on their clutch paddle or paddles (which the rules also
now stipulate need to be “pull-type” paddles).
Less fuel outside the tank
The 2020 Technical Regulations limit the amount of fuel allowed to
course around the car outside of the fuel survival cell to just 250ml –
down from two litres in 2019 – all of which should be used for “the
normal running of the engine”, according to the regs. That’s to deter
teams from seeking any potential benefit to be had from keeping large
amounts of fuel outside of the tank.
