A proposed Method 1 race for rookie drivers on the finish of the season has been pushed again to 2025 because of timing constraints, the FIA has introduced.
The concept to run a race for rookie drivers alongside the normal younger driver take a look at in Abu Dhabi had obtained widespread help earlier this 12 months, with F1 eager to attempt to make it a actuality on the finish of this season. Nevertheless, following a gathering of the F1 Fee on the RB headquarters in Faenza, it was agreed to focus on 2025 as a substitute.
The assembly — that includes all the groups and chaired by FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis and F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali — noticed the idea mentioned referring to 2024, however the FIA introduced that “whereas the idea obtained widespread help, it was decided that because of timing and organizational constraints, the occasion wouldn’t happen in 2024, and discussions will proceed to formulate a possible idea and plan for 2025.”
Additionally mentioned within the assembly have been the 2026 laws, with the technical laws amended in areas of efficiency, aerodynamics and security. The FIA acknowledged that “these contain a rise of the anticipated aerodynamic efficiency of the vehicles following in depth collaboration between the groups and the FIA over the previous few months,” in addition to discussions throughout latest Technical Advisory Committee conferences.
The monetary laws shall be an evolution of the present framework, whereas on the sporting laws entrance there was “a big revamp, looking for to simplify their construction.”
One of many modifications to the sporting laws confirmed a trio of three-day exams for 2026, to fulfill the challenges introduced by the brand new energy unit laws that shall be launched in simply over a 12 months’s time.
