Quote Originally Posted by Big Ben View Post
I just wonder why do they need to pass that info over the radio?
They don't.

The clutches are very sensitive and the biting point can change with different conditions including with the powertrain warming up.

The biting point would be found on the warm up lap with the driver having to do complicated procedures to get the clutch to set itself up.

The new rules forbid drivers from setting the clutch up during the warm up lap, ie after the car has left the garage. The rules also forbid the pits from telling the driver how to set the clutch to find the biting point, the pits don't do anything and never have to set up the clutch directly.

It might introduce new problems as the clutch was never designed for manual starts, but hopefully new fixes are on the way. Its just another added expense for the teams.