The FIA plans to increase the use of the electronic policing of track limits in order to kerb drivers taking liberties and gaining possible unfair advantages.
During the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, there was one such loop at the top of Radillion to prevent drivers cutting the kerb, effectively straight-lining the corner for more speed up the Kemmel straight.
It was set for use across the entire weekend including the practice sessions with lap times threatened with deletion should the loop be activated.
Despite this, Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi confirmed no driver set of the loop during the entirety of the race weekend.
He also confirmed the usage of the electronic loop will be looked at for other venues depending on the nature of the corner, but may not necessarily be rolled out to all circuits.
"I think we need to put more electronic loops in because it seems to have a force field for them [the drivers] not to go near it!" said Masi
"One of the things we have learned this year is that areas were track limits issues in 2018 are not track limit issues in 2019, and other areas that have never been a track limit issue have become one. Changing cars is probably the large part of it."
"An element of it is also looking at what happens in Friday practice. So if there has been a change it has been delivered at the drivers' meeting and then published as a result of that.
"I would not like to say there is a one solution fits all in terms of how it will work, but it is just looking at each different circuit and circumstance on the basis of what it is."
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