A host of new F1 rules have been announced today. They include having the championship being decided by wins, changes to F1 publicity (including revealing qualifying fuel strategies) and a budget-capping provision. Which of these new rules do you think will improve F1? You can vote for more than one in this poll:
Day: 17 March 2009 articles archive
Budget caps for F1 in 2010
2009 F1 season
Posted onF1 teams will be allowed to run to different technical regulations if they agree to limit their budgets to £30m (€33m / $42m) under new rules put forward by the World Motor Sports Council today.
Qualifying fuel strategies to be revealed
Posted onAmong the World Motor Sports Councils decisions for the 2009 F1 season are a series of measured aimed at improving media coverage of the sport. Most important of these is the news that the weight of every car will be published after qualifying. This will allow fans to know whether drivers in the top ten … Continue reading Qualifying fuel strategies to be revealed
F1 2009: the drivers
Posted onThe 2009 F1 grid is remarkably unchanged compared to how the drivers lined up in 2008.
F1 to use ‘medals’ system in 2009
2009 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has surprisingly announced it will introduce a variant of the medals system proposed by Bernie Ecclestone in 2009.
F1 points and costs on WMSC agenda
Posted onThe World Motor Sports Council meets today and will consider, among other things, FOTA’s proposal to increase the number of points scored by the winner in F1 races to 12. Plans to further reduce F1 costs will also be considered. But which proposals will get the FIA’s stamp of approval?
2009 F1 testing: March 17th
Posted onF1 testing continues at Jerez today with McLaren, Renault, Williams and Brawn GP still at work at the track. Renault were quickest yesterday with Fernando Alonso at the wheel. Will Nelson Piquet Jnr be able to replicate his team mate’s pace today?