A proposed System 1 race for rookie drivers on the finish of the season has been pushed again to 2025 resulting from timing constraints, the FIA has introduced.
The concept to run a race for rookie drivers alongside the normal younger driver check in Abu Dhabi had obtained widespread assist 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 the entire 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 assist, it was decided that resulting from 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 had been the 2026 laws, with the technical laws amended in areas of efficiency, aerodynamics and security. The FIA said 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 current Technical Advisory Committee conferences.
The monetary laws will probably be an evolution of the present framework, whereas on the sporting laws entrance there was “a major revamp, looking for to simplify their construction.”
One of many modifications to the sporting laws confirmed a trio of three-day assessments for 2026, to fulfill the challenges offered by the brand new energy unit laws that will probably be launched in simply over a 12 months’s time.