A meeting of the Formula 1 Committee chaired by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem took place in London on April 26, where a number of key issues regarding the future of the World Championship were discussed…
Sprint
After the first sprint weekend of the year at Imola last week, which proved very popular with fans and stakeholders, Formula 1 and the teams have supported the idea of hosting six sprint races in the 2023 season.
The FIA supports the principle of increasing the number of stages with a sprint race and will continue to evaluate the impact of this proposal on logistics and personnel – and will provide feedback to the Commission later.
Power plants 2026
The main objectives for the development of the next generation of Formula 1 power plants, to be presented in the 2026 season, have been formulated previously and are based on four principles:
– preserving entertainment. The 2026 power plant should be similar in power to today’s and be based on a high-revving V6 internal combustion engine without much difference in power between manufacturers.
– environmental sustainability. The plant must consume 50% of the electrical energy by 2026 and run entirely on environmentally friendly fuel.
– financial stability. Work continues on defining and consolidating the financial rules related to power plants, which will reduce participants’ costs while preserving Formula 1’s advanced technological level.
– the ability to attract new power plant manufacturers to Formula 1 who can immediately compete at a competitive level.
The development of regulations for the power plants that will appear in Formula 1 in the 2026 season continues. The FIA has raised a number of key performance, sustainability and financial regulatory issues with the Commission that do not require approval under the current structure.
The new regulations for power plants will lead to an update of regulations for aerodynamics. After preliminary calculations, the FIA set the following preliminary targets.
– a significant reduction in resistance to increase the stability and efficiency of machines – and improve the performance of the power plant.
– make use of the experience gained from racing in the field of chasing the opponent’s cars and overtaking.
– downsizing of vehicles.
– reducing or limiting the weight gain of machines.
– standardization and simplification of the design of components and parts to reduce costs.
– continuation of machine safety innovations, transition to active and combined safety systems.
Helmet cameras
Tests of the latest generation of helmet-mounted cameras have been successful and have received a lot of positive feedback from the fans as an interesting addition to Grand Prix broadcasts.
An update of the technical regulations for the 2023 season was proposed and unanimously approved, according to which all riders must use such cameras in helmets from 2023.
Tire set reduction
The committee has unanimously agreed to test a reduction in the number of sets of tires from 13 to 11 at two Grands Prix in the 2023 season. This will allow us to assess the possibility of moving to such a format in the future. to go.
All decisions made must be approved by the World Motorsport Council.
Source: F1 News
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