Formula 1 committee meeting in Spielberg

The Formula 1 committee meeting on Friday will take place at the Red Bull Ring circuit, which has a very important and busy agenda, and the teams have already expressed fears that two hours is clearly not enough to discuss everything.

In particular, it is already clear that both the FIA’s technical guidance on vertical vibration of new-generation cars at high speeds and the situation around limited budgets that some teams simply cannot meet will cause serious controversy. It is also expected to talk about the increase in the number of sprint races in 2023 and some other things that seem important for a particular team.

Of course, one of the priority topics is raising the budget cap in the face of high inflation rates, and there are doubts that F1 committee members will agree on everything today. Some teams push for budget increases, others disagree.

According to The Race, various proposals are being discussed – from a simple increase in the budget cap to advances of prize money to all teams. But there are also other ideas: it would be possible, for example, not to include the costs of logistics and utilities in limited budgets.

In addition, the Commission was due to hold one of the last rounds of discussion on the regulation of new-generation engines, but the chances of some decisive decisions being taken today are slim.

The new regulations are expected to enter into force in 2026 and are scheduled to be approved at the World Motor Sport Council meeting in October, but will involve serious preparatory work, which should ideally be done ahead of time. document must be drawn up before the end of the month.

It depends on the adoption of the new engine regulations when Porsche and Audi officially announce their 2026 programs: Porsche is preparing to partner with Red Bull Racing and Audi is preparing to partner with Sauber Motorsport.