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FIA Rules & Regulations Sporting Regulations 2007

2007 Season Changes
A number of changes to both the Sporting and Technical Regulations have been made by the FIA for the 2007 Formula One season.

Engines
Engines homologated and used during the last two races of 2006 must now be used during the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons. Although this move, designed to cut development costs, has been widely described as an 'engine freeze', some limited development work will be allowed. This will, however, be strictly controlled by the FIA.

The two-race engine rule will no longer apply to Friday practice sessions. This means any driver starting a meeting with a fresh engine will not be penalised for an early failure. It also means drivers may opt to use alternative engines on Fridays and save their race engines for the remainder of the weekend.

Weekend schedule
In a slight change to the Grand Prix weekend format, Friday's two practice sessions have been extended from 60 to 90 minutes each.

Tyres
With Bridgestone becoming Formula One racing's sole supplier for 2007, each team will receive only two specifications of tyre per event. However, they will get more sets - four per driver on the Friday and ten for the remainder of the weekend. Each driver must use both specifications during the race.

Safety car
In 2007, safety car regulations have been modified to prevent drivers diving for the pits the minute the safety car comes onto the circuit, and to stop backmarkers interfering with the leaders during a race restart. No car is allowed to enter the pits until the field is bunched up behind the safety car and before the safety car returns to the pit any lapped car running between cars on the lead lap must overtake those cars and the safety car before taking up their correct position at the back.

Friday Practice
Third cars will no longer be allowed, but all teams are now permitted to run one alternative test driver in each Friday session. The alternative driver must be nominated beforehand and may use either of the team's race cars.

Safety
A GPS marshalling system, involving a cockpit light display of flag signals in each driver's car, is being introduced. This will allow Race Control to alert drivers to potential hazards more effectively.

All cars must also now be fitted with a medical warning light just ahead of the driver's cockpit. This is to provide rescue crews with an immediate indication of the severity of the accident and is connected to the FIA data logger.

The crash tests that Formula One cars must pass have been made more stringent. The velocity used in the frontal impact test has been increased from 14m/s to 15m/s, while the minimum size for the impact-absorbing structure has also been raised. In addition, the driver’s cockpit must now be clad in special anti-penetration panels made of Zylon. An additional five kilograms has been added to the car’s minimum weight requirement to offset the weight of the panels.

From http://www.formula1.com

Malaysia Grand Prix

Circuit Name:	Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang
	Lap Distance:	5.543km (3.444m)
	No. of Laps:	56
	Race Distance:	310.41km (194mi)
	Fastest Lap Record:	Montoya 1:34:223
	Fastest Pole Record:	M.Schumacher 1:33:074
	2006 Race Winner:	Giancarlo Fisichella 1:30:40.529
	No Of Grand Prix Held:	8
	Located in the southern corridor of Malaysia, Sepang played host to its ninth Malaysian Grand Prix this season. The Sepang circuit is fairly wide by modern Grand Prix standards, allowing varying lines into corners and offering drivers significant spaces for overtaking. 15 turns and 8 straights make up the challenge of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Fisichella led a Renault one-two in 2006, virtually dominating the race from Pole Position.

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Australian Grand Prix

Circuit Name:	ING Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne
	Lap Distance:	5.303km (3.295m)
	No. of Laps:	58
	Race Distance:	307.57km (192.23mi)
	Fastest Lap Record:	M.Schumacher 1:24:215
	Fastest Pole Record:	M.Schumacher 1:24:408
	2006 Race Winner:	Fernando Alonso 1:34:27.870
	No Of Grand Prix Held:	11
	Located in the city centre of Melbourne, the attractive setting of Albert Park, will once again play host to the season-opener in 2007 after it was shifted to the middle of the calendar last year as a result of the Commonwealth Games. During the Australian Grand Prix, drivers have 58 long laps around Albert Park, made up of an interesting combination of fast, flowing corners, and a tight hairpin styled bend that leads back on to the start-finish straight. Albert Park staged racing in the 1950s, including two events called the Australian Grand Prix; however, they did not count towards the World Championship. Albert Park celebrated its eleventh running of an Official Grand Prix in 2006; a race which was won by World Champion, Fernando Alonso!

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