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Crash sees earlier starts for 5 F1 races
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FORMULA One’s Australian season-opener in Melbourne on March 15 is one of five grand prix that will start an hour earlier this year under recommendations made after Jules Bianchi’s crash in Japan last October.
Formula One Management detailed the start times for the 20 race season in a document sent to participants and broadcasters.
Australia’s will start at 4pm local, although Saturday qualifying remains at 5pm, while Malaysia is brought forward to 3pm. China, Japan and Russia will all start at 2pm local time.
Mexico, back on the calendar for the first time since 1992, has a 1pm local start time.
French driver Bianchi suffered severe brain injuries at Suzuka after skidding off the track in fading light and heavy rain, and colliding with a recovery tractor. He remains in hospital in France in critical condition.
The governing International Automobile Federation set up a panel to investigate the crash and one of its recommendations, published last month, was for earlier starts.
“It is proposed that a regulation or guideline be established such that the start time ... shall not be less than four hours before sunset or dusk, except in the case of night races,” it said.
Formula One has floodlit races in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. The trend has been for later starts in Asia to boost viewing figures in Europe.
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