The international automobile association FIA is making rule changes at the last minute for the soon-to-be-started F1 season.
The rules of F1 will be filed under the starting season. PDO
The new F1 season starts next week at the Melbourne track in Australia. Under the new season, the international automobile association FIA has made changes to the rules of the F1 series.
The FIA is renewing, among other things, the time trial regulations of F1 with the entry of a new team, namely Cadillac.
The structure of the time trials remains the same, i.e. there are three sessions in the program (Q1, Q2 and Q3). In the future, the six slowest drivers will fall to the beach from both the first and second sections of the time trial (previously five in both). With this, the ten fastest drivers are still participating in the climax of the time trial.
The length of the third section of the time trial is increased by one minute (now a 13-minute session). The purpose of the extra time is to ensure that every driver participating in the climax of the time trial will certainly get to drive his own fast lap.
Renovation of the scrap bin
Last season, the international automobile association FIA made a rule violation when it ordered two mandatory pit stops for the legendary Monaco race.
The reform did not work at all. The most blatant offense came to the fore when Racing Bulls’ New Zealand driver Liam Lawson deliberately slowed down so that the team mate who was driving in front of him Isaac Hadjar was able to make a pit stop without losing a position.
Although Lawson slowed down, none of the cars behind him were able to pass him on the narrow street track.
In the future, the same rule will be used in Monaco as in all other races, i.e. one mandatory pit stop must be made during the race.
The FIA canceled the rule reform of the F1 race in Monaco. PDO
Reacting to the uproar
The international automobile association FIA also reacted to the topic, which caused a stir during the winter.
In the future, the FIA plans to test the compression ratio mechanism of F1 engines in a new way.
The FIA previously ruled that the compression ratio of F1 engines must not exceed a ratio of 16:1. In all its simplicity, a bigger compression ratio means that more power is extracted from the engine.
The public had time to spread information according to which Mercedes and Red Bull had invented a way to increase the compression ratio at the highest temperatures.
The FIA regulations previously stated that the 16:1 ratio must not be exceeded at the time of measurement, which corresponds to the engine’s normal temperature, i.e. 130 degrees.
The FIA has now announced that the compression ratio limit must not be exceeded even at the highest temperatures.
The reform will enter into force on the first day of June.
