The Marina Bay street circuit is illuminated at dusk after a downpour in Singapore September 11, 2014. The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix night race will take place on September 21, 2014. Picture taken with a fish-eye lens. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT CITYSCAPE)EDGAR SU/Reuters
The FIA has decided to ban all radio transmissions that help with car or driver performances at Formula One grands prix.
F1 race director Charlie Whiting has sent a letter to all teams to say that messages from drivers asking for advice, or from teams informing their drivers about the best options to make gains on the track, would no longer be tolerated.
Whiting's directive states that "in order to ensure the requirements of Article 20.1 of the F1 sporting regulations are respected at all times, the FIA intends to rigorously enforce this regulation with immediate effect."
The ban does not target advice given on pit-stop strategies or safety issues.
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