F1 2024 - News/Regulation change/Developments

It's deja vu all over again.

 

its revenue not an F1 re-entry apparently.


The Haas F1 team is also interested in using the Japanese manufacturer's facilities. There have been (exploratory) talks on this between Toyota and Haas F1. This is not to say that Toyota itself will actually participate in the design and construction of Haas F1 team's cars. However, letting the Americans use the facilities would be a new form of revenue collection, as that is precisely where Toyota partly earns its living.


A few weeks ago, GPblog spoke with Rob Leupen, Managing Director of Toyota Racing, about a possible return of the Japanese marque to Formula 1. The Dutchman commented, "What did Formula 1 bring Toyota at the time, apart from a nice factory? A lot of money went through to make Toyota's name better known. I think in WEC we can show more what Toyota does, what the brand stands for."

 

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fia-to-use-new-video-checks-for-f1-flexi-wing-tricks-at-belgian-gp/10635869/

Exclusive: FIA to use new video checks for F1 flexi wing tricks at Belgian GP
FIA ramps up analysis of F1 flexi wing tricks with video checks from Belgian GP
Jonathan Noble Jul 18, 2024, 6:10 PM
Upd: Jul 18, 2024, 6:28 PM

Selected Formula 1 teams will have to fit new video cameras for practice at the Belgian Grand Prix as part of an FIA investigation into flexi wings tricks, Autosport can reveal.

The increasing use by teams of flexible front wing designs to better balance their cars has come under the spotlight over recent weeks, with some squads questioning how far rivals are pushing it.

Up until now, the FIA had been satisfied that the behaviour of the front wings was in compliance with the regulations, and felt that current static tests were enough to control it.

But it has emerged that earlier this week the FIA informed teams that it will be taking action to get a better understanding of the situation – with new analysis to be done at next week’s Belgian Grand Prix.

It is not clear how many teams will be selected for the FIA checks, but frontrunners including Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren are all believed to be exploiting such concepts to a greater or lesser degree.

In a technical directive sent to all competitors from FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis, the teams were notified that the Friday practice sessions at Spa-Francorchamps will be used by the governing body to capture detailed video footage of what some front wings are doing.

 

What’s really behind F1's Belgian GP flexi wing checks
A flexi wing crackdown is not on the cards despite new checks coming in for next weekend's Belgian GP
Jonathan NobleMatt SomerfieldJul 19, 2024, 11:51 AM



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The FIA’s directive to Formula 1 teams that it plans video checks of flexi wings at the Belgian Grand Prix prompted fears of potential controversy on the horizon.

With there being an increased use of flexible front wings by teams up and down the grid to help better balance their cars, any mid-season change in this area could have implications on the relative performance of squads.

Even a small shift in the strengths or weaknesses of F1’s frontrunners, with things being so close at the front, could in theory dictate how the rest of the championship battle plays out.

But Autosport has learned that the main motivation for the new flexi wing checks is not to trigger a potential clampdown on what teams are doing right now.

Instead, it is more about helping the FIA get a clearer picture of what teams are doing with the front wing – with a view to then seeing if changes need to be made for 2025 and beyond to make F1's regulations better.

According to sources, the FIA’s long-standing stance that it is happy that there is nothing wrong with what is currently being run, made clear to teams in recent Technical Advisory Committees, remains in force despite what is being planned for Belgium.

 

Poppy cock !!

If they wanted to make the regulations better they would be taking 200Kg off the cars and adding 4 cylinders.

 

Not that old chestnut again !!!

 

You should read more. Thats not about to happen. What probably will happen is the series and F-E are going to merge at some point and there will be much less ICE and much more E. Hybrid is a dying PU design and after 2026 and a few years of that - Its dead. Soon it will be 2cyl engines then none. V10 and noise, and all that ICE tech from the past is not coming back. No one in power wants it. Go to the Monaco Historics and get your fill. The continued dream of this returning is laughable to be honest. The world has literally moved on. The bio fuel thing is a F1 mess currently. The new cars are slower and the fuel is a mis-mash of various formula's. Currently F1 has no identity about what it wants to be at all. 24 + races and 'sustainable' should never be in the same sentence LOL! Relevance is found in WEC. Fewer but longer events on actual circuits. F1 is interesting but the best racing is not F1 at all.

 

Noise... NHRA top fuel. It will wake the dead. Also live and die in .001 seconds, no do over or next corner. Even my Top Dragster puts out almost the same HP per CI as my 458. No forced induction, electronics, carbs and 2 valves.

 

Alpine closes in on Mercedes technical partnership, could start in 2025
Alpine and Mercedes could kickstart their partnership before the new rules come into play in 2026

 

What is the future for Alpine ? Will it be on the market in years to come ?

 

Thank the racing gods for this LOL -
FIA announces F1 teams' rejection of points system changes
Move to allow drivers finishing 12th or potentially lower to score F1 points next year is abandoned after pushback

 

How can you say that now that they have Flavio Briatore onboard !!

 

A question of money ?

 

FIA updates F1 regulations following Chinese GP confusion
A number of amendments have been made to F1's sporting regulations concerning stopping on track and sprint-race penalties
Ewan Gale Aug 1, 2024, 11:43 AM

The FIA has moved to clear up confusion created by two incidents at the Chinese Grand Prix in a revised version of Formula 1's sporting regulations.

Carlos Sainz sent his Ferrari into a spin during qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit in April, damaging his front wing. Having remained stationary for a prolonged period of time, race direction threw the red flags to bring a halt to the session.

But the Spaniard was able to get back going under his own power, return to the pits and complete the session, ultimately advancing to Q3 and qualifying seventh.

At the time, Article 39.6 - the regulation around stopping on track during qualifying - read: "Any driver whose car stops on the track during the qualifying session or the sprint qualifying will not be permitted to take any further part in that session."

Aston Martin believed Sainz to be in breach of this and protested against the qualifying result, which was dismissed by the race stewards that weekend.

But, as part of a wide range of regulation tweaks released ahead of August, the FIA has made an amendment to Article 39.6, which now reads: "Any driver whose car stops in any area other than the pitlane during the qualifying session or the sprint qualifying session and receives physical assistance will not be permitted to take any further part in that session."

Critically, under the revised regulation, Sainz would not have been in breach and would have been free to continue in the session, having returned to the circuit under his own power.

The change does provide clarity in the event of a similar situation emerging and should prevent the need for any protest.

A second tweak made in light of events in China will result in penalties picked up in sprint races being carried into grands prix.

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso collided with Sainz at Turn 9 in an overzealous overtaking attempt, earning himself a time penalty.

Yet, because the two-time world champion had already retired from the sprint, he effectively received no further punishment. But, with the tweak to the Article 54.3.d, Alonso would now face a carryover of his penalty, served as a grid drop for the next race.

The revision reads: "If any of [the] penalties above are imposed upon a driver, and that driver is unable to serve the penalty due to being unclassified in the sprint session or the race in the case of a) or b) or due to retirement from the sprint session or the race in the case of c) or d), the stewards may impose a grid place penalty on the driver at their next race."

 

FIA approves regulation change to allow F1 2026 mule car testing
The FIA has approved new regulations to allow mule car testing, but what does that mean for Formula 1 teams?
Ewan Gale Aug 1, 2024, 3:57 PM
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The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved an update to Formula 1's sporting regulations to allow the testing of mule cars in preparation for 2026's technical regulation changes.

An addition to the regulations allows for 10 days of mule car testing this year for teams to try and simulate the new cars that will grace the grid after next season.

But what is a mule car and how does this help teams prepare for the changes?

What is a mule car?
In F1, a mule car is the term for a chassis that has been adapted to complete test running. The car is usually updated in order to mimic upcoming regulation changes and, therefore, can differ quite drastically from the original car specification.

Rules are relaxed for the mule cars, allowing teams to update their machinery in a variety of ways in order to greater replicate the demands of any upcoming regulation tweaks.

Ahead of the 2017 technical regulation changes, teams extensively tested with mule cars, which were able to run with various aerodynamic devices to generate greater downforce, allowing data to be gathered ahead of time - which, while not 100% accurate, was still enough to give engineers a head start on projects.

Mule cars were also used ahead of the current generation of car, though in this case with more of a focus on helping Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli develop its new-for-2022 18-inch wheels.

 

The points since Monaco

McLaren 366 – 184 = 182
Mercedes 266 – 96 = 170
Red Bull 408 – 276 = 132
Ferrari 345 – 252 = 93

 

snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

 

An art form!

 

Rwanda to meet F1 bosses next month to discuss "serious" grand prix bid
Rwanda has sights set on landing F1 race ahead of talks

 

That's all Rwanda needs !! Throwing money at Liberty to entertain its elite, whilst the pcountry stagnates.

 

You can't compare Brazil with Rwanda !!!