As the Formula 1 Commission announced after its first meeting this year in London “A plan of action in the coming days” released.
Decisions on March 18th
The events at the chaos finale on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi have been processed for a good month. The findings from this go into the analysis of the new Fia President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who also meeting was in London. Decisions on this are to be made on March 18 at a meeting of the World Motor Sports Council in Bahrain ahead of the start of a record-breaking 23-race season.
There will also be three sprint races in the coming season FIA but made adjustments. That’s how the sprint will be qualifying to the “sprint”, moreover, the pole position for the Grand Prix to the fastest driver of the qualifying given on Friday. The rating has been changed: the first player gets eight points, the eighth one more points. It should be sprints this time Grand Prix‘ the Emilia Romagna (Imola)from Austria and Brazil type.
Modified distribution of points when the race is stopped
Looking back on the abandonment of the chaotic wet race in Spa Francorchamps the committee decided to make some changes to the regulations. In the future, there will only be points if at least two rounds are played without this safety car or the virtual safety car have been completed.
The rule that provides half points has also been changed. A new key provides for a modified distribution of points if the race is abandoned: If less than 25 percent of the race distance has been completed, only the top 5 get points: 6, 4, 3, 2 and a point. Half points are no longer awarded.
Source: dpa