World Council, changes to F1 – Formula 1 regulations

Il World Automobile Council of the FIA ​​met today in Paris to approve some changes to the sporting and technical regulations of Formula 1. The most important change, on the track side, will concern the power unit limits: Formula 1 teams will in fact be allowed to change engines in closed park conditions with more recent versions that have been included in their rotations. Additionally, the FIA ​​has added a provision to the regulation to allow for temporary repairs of power units.

The World Motor Sport Council has also discussed future 2026 power unit rules but, as also anticipated by FormulaPassiondid not arrive at the definition of a definitive regulation. Audi e Porsche they are still waiting to know what parameters to respect to build their engines and supply them to the Formula 1 teams (in all probability Alfa Romeo and Red Bull). The WMSC has also changed the rules relating to the limitations of cars for Pirelli tests, following doubts about the ground that Ferrari used in a test at Mugello. The flex tests have also been updated to verify the flexibility of the rear wings and the rules on the mirrors to improve visibility.

Following the problems that some teams have encountered this year with the cooling of the fuel before the race, teams will now be able to bring gasoline to 20 ° C in the hottest races. In the end, The advance of press conferences to Thursday has also been made official: the Friday experiment is therefore abolished. It starts from Silverstone, with two groups of five drivers speaking in conference (Alonso, Vettel, Schumacher, Perez and Norris in group 1, Zhou, Gasly, Hamilton, Leclerc and Latifi in group 2). The other ten will do it to the microphones of F1TV.

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