Pit Lane Speed Limiter?

A basic question here for those who are experts on F1. Can someone tell me when the pitlane speed limiter was first introduced in F1 cars?



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danm Wrote:
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> 1764. A bad year for beer. But a good year for
> speed.


In other words you don't have a clue, eh?



"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle

I guess it's in 1995

1995? Interesting. Just out of curiosity do you have any source for this info? I'm really interested in learning when this came into use in F1, and if you can point me in a direction where I can learn more I would appreciate it...



"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle

I remember that I saw some footage from pitstops in 1994 with cars speeding in the pit-lane. Also, in 1995, when Herbert had his pit incident in Spain, he, if I remmeber well, purposedly kept the speed limiter off to ensure he would get the jack off his car before reaching the track.

I may be wrong though



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2009 06:51AM by Briere.

It was introduced straight after the Imola disaster when Alboreto's wheel came off.

Yes, the limit itself, but the limiter technic? Did they drive without limiter in 1994 and had to hold the speed manually?

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I doubt it....

Remember the TC ban was fresh in 1994.... they could have used the same principle to limit the speed as to control traction. Basically the technology was already there, simple and quick to implement.

It was a rule introduced to ensure pitlane safety... not to test driver skill at guessing their speed, as the cars did/do not have speedos.

It was introduced and made mandatory for the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix. Previously, there was a limit in practice at Monaco and some other tracks, but absolutely none during the race, so the drivers could bomb through it flat out. It's how Senna did the fastest lap in the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington. It was quite rightly introduced that year, but the benefits of not having it were that the cars rejoined the track at very near the same speeds as those already on it. Useful at some circuits like Estoril and Barcelona, Suzuka and Phoenix.

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turkey_machine Wrote:
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> It was introduced and made mandatory for the 1994
> Monaco Grand Prix. Previously, there was a limit
> in practice at Monaco and some other tracks, but
> absolutely none during the race, so the drivers
> could bomb through it flat out. It's how Senna did
> the fastest lap in the 1993 European Grand Prix at
> Donington. It was quite rightly introduced that
> year, but the benefits of not having it were that
> the cars rejoined the track at very near the same
> speeds as those already on it. Useful at some
> circuits like Estoril and Barcelona, Suzuka and
> Phoenix.

Basically what i was gonna say. I wouldn't mind betting that they had proper limiters for Monaco in '92 and '93, at least.

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turkey_machine Wrote:
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> Useful at some circuits like Estoril and Barcelona,
> Suzuka and Phoenix.

I'm not entirely sure Berger would agree with you.

1995 you said? Guess Coulthard couldn't find it then in Adelaide



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In addition to this question, I'd like to know when the rule where you can't cross the white line at the pit exit came into play?

I remember from the Duke F1 2000 review VCR viewing Coulthard crossing it at the Spanish Grand Prix in 2000, without any consequence.
Then one year later, Ralf Schumacher got penalised for the same act at the European Grand Prix. So, was this rule then introduced at the start of the 2001 season?

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Very possibly... not sure though.

gav Wrote:
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> turkey_machine Wrote:
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> > Useful at some circuits like Estoril and
> Barcelona,
> > Suzuka and Phoenix.
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> I'm not entirely sure Berger would agree with you.
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That was more down to the Ferrari's diabolical active suspension than the speeds he was going at.

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> 1995 you said? Guess Coulthard couldn't find it
> then in Adelaide
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Wasn't totally caused by DC's speed. :p

This is a question ive always wanted to ask, purley because the videos ive seen show cars going mental through the pitlane, but then logic took over and i figured there must have been a limit... But then again F1 defies logic !

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In fairness DC was completely caught out by the "idle strategy" or something on his Williams...could have happened to anyone...ahem hem...

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2009 06:45PM by The Lopper.

Yeah, DC claimed the idle was set too high, which meant he was going faster than expected

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