Formula 1’s summer break is not simply a convenient gap in the calendar or a holiday granted at the discretion of team principals. For 14 consecutive days during July and/or August, every F1 team must observe a mandatory shutdown that brings the competitive heart of its operation to a halt. Car development, component production, wind-tunnel work and technical meetings all have to stop, giving drivers, engineers, mechanics and other staff a rare …
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At the heart of the summer break, the shutdown, a special feature of the F1, forced the stables to close for fourteen consecutive days. A period of forced holidays for almost all employees.