The summer time shutdown, applied by System 1’s governing physique the FIA, is a compulsory 14-day consecutive interval the place all rivals and their employees are prohibited from working.
Throughout the two weeks, groups can’t perform any work associated to the automobile efficiency – this consists of design, growth, manufacturing of components and use of simulators – so no-one will get an unfair benefit.
Emails, telephone calls and conferences about performances are additionally forbidden, and prices are saved in verify as a result of pause.
Groups should notify the FIA of their meant shutdown interval through the summer time break, which this yr falls between the Hungarian Grand Prix firstly of August and the Dutch Grand Prix on the finish of the month.
Groups are likely to go for the center two weeks, which permits time to debrief after the earlier race and put together for the following.
Repairs to “severely broken” vehicles might be carried out through the shutdown, with approval from the FIA.
Anybody breaking these guidelines through the shutdown will obtain a penalty.
Nevertheless, departments in a roundabout way associated to the efficiency and growth of the automobile – similar to advertising, finance and authorized – can proceed to function as regular throughout this era.
There’s a second shutdown of 9 consecutive days on the finish of a season, beginning on 24 December.
