News Details

The impact of F1's new Super Licence rules

– Alongside a minimum age of 18, 300km of testing and an examination on Formula 1's regulations, young drivers must have amassed 40 points over the previous three years across junior categories to qualify for the FIA's Super Licence from 2016. GPUpdate.net takes a look at the historical impact of the new rules.Of the current 18 Formula 1 drivers, six would not have met the points criteria had the 2016 regulations been used at the nascent period of their careers.The most prevalent are the likes of Jenson Button and Kimi Räikkönen, who spent only a very brief period in junior formulas. Button would have racked up 15 points, with Räikkönen on just five.Another to miss out would be...
Full Story »
10y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FIA reveals amended Super Licence system

Williams Martini Racing The FIA has revealed its updated criteria which...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

FIA details new super licence system

Formula 1's governing body has published details of a new super licence...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

FIA super licence points system emerges

The FIA has devised a licence points system as part of its clampdown on...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP: Marc Márquez rules as king of Aragon … with...

t;li>Championship leader dominates Aragon Grand PrixDucati rider...
58m ago from TheGuardian.com

Marc Marquez dominates in lights-to-flag Aragon MotoGP...

Ducati’s Marc Marquez led from lights-to-flag to seal a dominant...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Detroit GP expected to remain downtown amid potential...

Following the conclusion of the Detroit Grand Prix, organizers have...

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Ogier in charge on WRC Italia Sardegna

Sébastien Ogier stretched his Rally Italia Sardegna lead on Saturday...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

PSG president recalls Luis Enrique's bold prediction...

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) boss Luis Enrique was confident of winning the...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Real Madrid pull plug on potential move for...

Real Madrid have ended their pursuit of VfB Stuttgart midfielder Angelo...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Xabi Alonso to inform Real Madrid veteran that he's no...

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is all set to inform David Alaba that he...
8m ago from SportsKeeda.com

£60m man has preference to join Arsenal over Man...

Arsenal and Man United are both in the market for a new striker this...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.