The Formula 1 Commission held their first assembly of 2023 in London on Tuesday forward of the begin of the new Formula 1 season, as regulatory modifications together with a new wet-weather tyre compound, circuit modifications and other technical and monetary issues had been mentioned.
With the groups and drivers quickly travelling to Bahrain for the Official Pre-Season Test and opening Grand Prix, the Commission mentioned and authorized the key regulatory modifications to be deployed over the 12 months forward, with the assembly chaired by Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali and newly-appointed FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis.
Wet tyres and moist climate bundle
Following profitable testing by Pirelli, with the assist of groups, Pirelli have arrived at a moist climate tyre which is rather more performant than the earlier specification – this tyre doesn’t require the use of tyre blankets.
This new tyre development might be accessible from the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Work on the moist climate aero bundle, which was introduced final 12 months, continues, with groups in a position to work on the bundle exterior their Aerodynamic Testing Restriction (ATR) limits and out of doors the price cap. Testing for the new aero equipment, which is being constructed to restrict water spray, is to happen in Q2 or Q3 of 2023.
Radio messages between groups and drivers
The Commission authorized the proposal to calm down the regulation of radio messages to and from the Drivers always throughout a Competition.
Parc Fermé for occasions that embrace a Sprint session
The Sprint race weekend are additionally set to bear a number of sporting modifications. In order to cut back the present extreme workload on FIA technical employees and scrutineers throughout occasions that embrace a Sprint session, the Commission authorized a revised Parc Fermé request acceptance coverage, during which Sprint weekend Parc Fermé permits a larger scope to change elements which are inclined to getting broken, and larger use of self-declared Parc Fermé kinds. This will apply for the complete Parc Fermé interval from when the automobile leaves for Qualifying on Friday to when the automobile begins the race. This might be carried out through a Technical Directive.
The @F1 Commission has authorized updates together with new moist climate tyre spec from Imola onwards and relaxed guidelines on radio communications from groups to drivers. Here’s the full run-down of immediately’s assembly in London https://t.co/hAzuH5YR0n
— FIA (@fia) February 21, 2023
Circuit modifications
The FIA confirmed varied updates and modifications to circuits for the coming season. In Saudi Arabia, important modifications have been to enhance visibility on nook entry wherever doable. In Azerbaijan and Miami, drivers effectively encounter a very resurfaced monitor. Zandvoort can even bear a key change with the house between the pit cease positions set to be elevated by 1.5m. Following its inaugural race in 2021, Qatar will welcome groups and drivers with a new pit constructing and paddock infrastructure.
The FIA has analysed DRS zones for 2022 and a few modifications made for 2023 so as to both facilitate overtaking, or make it tougher in sure circuits the place it was deemed not to be sufficient of a problem. These modifications might be carried out in Bahrain, Jeddah, Melbourne, Baku and Miami, and contain the adjustment of detection and activation zones, and moreover in Melbourne the 4th activation zone might be reinstated.
Sporting, Technical and Financial regulations
Minor amendments to the 2023 Sporting, Technical and Financial Regulations had been unanimously authorized.
Along with the present summer time shutdown, the sport will introduce a winter shutdown interval for each Competitors and PU Manufacturers.
Furthermore, wording has been added to the guidelines to be sure that shorter races have decreased factors even when they don’t end with a suspended race.
Additionally, wording has additionally been added to the guidelines to enable simpler entry to the factories for the FIA auditing staff, so as to police the adherence of the groups and PU Manufacturers to the Financial Regulations, and to the Operational limitations of the technical and Sporting Regulations.
An enhance of the price cap adjustment for added races above 21 was agreed from 1.2M$ to 1.8M$ per race on the foundation that the pattern of the further races being added to the calendar has been in direction of fly-aways, that are costlier.
As normal, the World Motor Sport Council should approve all regulatory modifications agreed on by the F1 Commission.
