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New start procedure to complicate drivers' task in 2017
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New rules related to F1's start procedure are set to thoroughly complicate the driver's job this season. In a bid to grant more autonomy to the driver, thus enhancing his skills, Formula 1 has changed permitted procedures since 2015, like pre-race pit-to-car communication during which engineers are no longer allowed to help drivers define clutch bite points once they left the pit lane. Rules introduced last year further limited outside intervention with drivers forced to use a single clutch paddle on the steering wheel. Another restriction on mapping clutch settings will be enforced at the Australian GP, putting the bulk of the responsibility of a good start even more...
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