The Full Decision of the World Motor Sport Council
The World Motor Sport Council discussed the current performance level of Formula One cars noting that recent accidents have tested the absolute limits of the FIA's latest safety measures (Felipe Massa in Canada and Ralf Schumacher in the USA) and that speeds have increased very significantly over the last seven years.
The World Motor Sport Council discussed the current performance level of Formula One cars noting that recent accidents have tested the absolute limits of the FIA's latest safety measures (Felipe Massa in Canada and Ralf Schumacher in the USA) and that speeds have increased very significantly over the last seven years.
Date Imola Melbourne Monaco 1998 Practice 1.25.973 1.30.010 1.19.798 1999 Practice 1.26.336 1.30.462 1.20.547 2000 Practice 1.24.714 1.30.556 1.19.475 2001 Practice 1.23.054 1.26.892 1.17.430 2002 Practice 1.21.091 1.25.843 1.16.676 2003 Practice 1.20.628 1.27.173 1.14.749 2004 Practice 1.19.753 1.24.408 1.13.985 1998 Race 1.29.345 1.31.649 1.22.948 1999 Race 1.28.547 1.32.112 1.22.259 2000 Race 1.26.523 1.31.481 1.21.571 2001 Race 1.25.524 1.28.214 1.19.424 2002 Race 1.24.170 1.28.541 1.18.023 2003 Race 1.22.491 1.27.724 1.14.545 2004 Race 1.20.411 1.24.125 1.14.439
The World Motor Sport Council unanimously decided formally to require the Formula One Technical Working Group to propose measures to reduce the performance of the cars in accordance with Article 7.5 of the Concorde Agreement.
If there is no agreement and the FIA is forced to follow the entire Article 7.5 procedure, the measures it will impose will be announced in October and come into force three months later, in time for the 2005 season.
The following dates were blocked for the 2005 FIA Formula One Championship:
March 6
March 20
April 3
April 17
April 24
May 8
May 22
June 5
June 12
June 26
July 3
July 17
July 31
August 21
September 4
September 11
September 25
October 9
October 23
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