FIA: Telemetry issues should be resolved in Barcelona
Source of problems since the beginning of the 2013 season, the FIA's telemetry system seems to be on the verge of being improved with the introduction of an update scheduled for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Since the beginning of the season, none of the four Grand Prix held have been with a functional FIA telemetry system. Indeed, it has been a victim of repeated problems, but the company Riedel had announced that an update would be implemented for Barcelona.
This will indeed be the case, as Derek Warwick – former F1 driver, occasional driver-steward for the FIA, and current President of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) – told Reuters: « We were told they have an update that will be in Barcelona, and then from there, it should work well. »
The system that allows the FIA to display directly in the drivers’ cockpits the different flags present on track or to activate/deactivate the DRS or automatically engage a specific mode when the safety car enters the track should be operational for the Spanish Grand Prix, which will take place in just over a week.
