F1 is officially on its summer holidays 😎 But what does that mean, and how long does the break last? 🤔 Find out 👇
After a gruelling run of 13 races in 20 weeks, the Formula 1 paddock heads into aThere will be no official F1 track action for an entire month, with the teams reconvening at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on the 26-28 August.
For the teams, when they have no races or official tests to attend or prepare for until the F1 summer break ends, there is also a mandatory team factory shutdown where work is severally restricted to just the basic functions to ensure the team ticks over. Windtunnels or machining parts are also not allowed to be run at any time during the 14-day period, but essential work like service and maintenance is permitted.Motorsport Images
But F1 teams don’t need to run the 14-day shutdown at the same time, so some teams may start or finish the period earlier than others. Since the F1 calendar ballooned to over 20 races across each season, the summer break has been implemented to ensure time off is provided, with rules set in place to stop teams exploiting it to gain a competitive advantage.
Given F1 teams are hard at work as soon as the Christmas break ends, it is the first genuine period to stop work for many departments in each squad. It also acts as a timely breather before the work ramps up again for the end of the season and then the focus switch to the following campaign.What happens during the summer break varies depending on each department of an F1 team, but for the vast majority all work stops during the 14 days of shutdown.
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