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The championship has on cost grounds long stipulated a maximum number of personnel allowed at events who are deemed to contribute to performance.<\/p>\n
Roles stipulated as performance include engineers and data analysts, mechanics, tyre and electrical technicians, and an \u2018authorised representative\u2019.<\/p>\n
Others such as drivers, PR and marketing, catering, merchandising and sticker applicators are deemed non-performance and not subject to the cap.<\/p>\n
The grey area exists with team principals and team owners, who until now have only been deemed performance personnel if ruled so by Supercars.<\/p>\n
Differing team structures and the varying backgrounds of team owners meant the line between performance and non-performance was far from clear.<\/p>\n
Some teams have been accused of gaining extra trackside brainpower by nominating an engineer as a non-performance team principal.<\/p>\n
It also created the situation where many team principals could not attend authorised representative meetings at events.<\/p>\n
Supercars recently flagged a plan to classify all team principals as performance personnel, which left team owners as a subjective call.<\/p>\n
There remained doubt as to whether teams would continue to skirt the intention of the rules by further shuffling job titles.<\/p>\n
Following discussion at a Commission meeting earlier this month, the category has moved to implement a revised system.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Supercars sole determination, each team will have one team owner and\/or team principal and\/or anyone fulfilling an equivalent role under a different title, who has the authority to influence the sporting and\/or technical performance of the team and\/or its car\/s excluded as Performance Personnel,\u201d read a proposed rule update.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the commencement of the season, Supercars will publish a list of individuals that are excluded from the Performance Personnel list.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis individual will not be replaced in the circumstance that individual does not attend the event.\u201d<\/p>\n
Limit numbers are likely to be unchanged, with two-car teams allowed 13 performance staff for Sprint Cup events, 15 for the Enduro Cup and 14 for Finals.<\/p>\n
Single-car teams numbers are allowed nine, 11 and 10 performance personnel at the event types respectively.<\/p>\n
Supercars will also tighten rules around \u2018work experience\u2019 personnel performing supervised performance tasks.<\/p>\n
All performance personnel will now be required to wear a Supercars-issued armband declaring their status.<\/p>\n
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