03/12/2014
NEWS STORY
With Max Verstappen set to become the sport's youngest ever driver, at 17 years 5 months, when he lines up on the grid in Melbourne next year, it cannot be coincidence that sees the World Motor Sport Council modify the criteria by which superlicences are issued.
Consequently, at today's meeting of the WMSC in Doha, a proposal on the conditions of attribution of the Super Licence was approved for 2016, on the basis of the following criteria:
Safety criteria
The following changes have been made compared to the current regulations:
There is a valid driving licence requirement.
There is a minimum age requirement (18yo).
There is a verification of knowledge of the F1 Sporting Regulations/ISC rules.
Experience criteria
With the following changes compared to the current regulations:
There is the 300km in F1 TCC or TPC_ as a minimum requirement.
There is a 2 years minimum running in minor Formulas.
Performance criteria
With the following changes compared to the current regulations:
There is a point system requirement, based on the driver results in previous Formulas.