FIA scraps plans to ban tyre warmers

June 27, 2008

Autoweek.com is reporting that Tyre warmers will remain in Formula One next year, after the FIA agreed to scrap plans to impose a ban in 2009.The governing body had been scheduled to scrap the use of tyre blankets to coincide with the return of slicks at the start of next season in a bid to improve the racing and cut costs.

But that move led to concern from drivers about safety implications, after they tried out slick rubber without warmers in winter testing.

With a big difference in laptimes between cars on cold tyres and those with warmed up rubber, drivers feared about the increased chance of accidents.

This is good news.

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