{"id":592781,"date":"2026-04-08T05:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/592781\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T05:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:38:13","slug":"f1-news-key-f1-rules-meeting-set-for-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/592781\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Key F1 rules meeting set for Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tF1 rules will be on the agenda at a meeting later this week. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n

A virtual meeting on Thursday will bring together FIA officials, team technical directors and engine manufacturers, marking the first step in evaluating early-season data and identifying areas for improvement.<\/p>\n

The session, led by FIA single-seater chief Nikolas Tombazis, is expected to focus on short-term adjustments that could be introduced as early as the Miami Grand Prix next month, although no final decisions are anticipated at this stage.<\/p>\n

Instead, the meeting is designed to assess feedback gathered from pre-season testing and the first three rounds, with a clearer picture now available after running at multiple circuits.<\/p>\n

Any firm outcomes will come later in April when team principals meet alongside FIA representatives and Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali to vote on proposed changes.<\/p>\n

That follow-up meeting on April 20 is set to carry greater weight, with more substantial revisions to the rules under consideration before final approval is sought from the FIA World Motor Sport Council.<\/p>\n

Among the central topics expected to be discussed this week is safety following Oliver Bearman\u2019s high-speed crash in Japan, which highlighted the risks associated with large speed differentials between cars deploying energy and those harvesting.<\/p>\n

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Grand Prix Drivers Association director Carlos Sainz was a vocal critic of the situation after the Japanese Grand Prix, urging the FIA and F1 to take action following the accident, which was measured at 50G, with Bearman\u2019s Haas experiencing a 50km\/h speed differential to the Alpine of Franco Colapinto on approach to the Spoon corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you listen only to the teams, they think the racing is okay because maybe they\u2019re having fun watching it on the TV,\u201d Sainz said after the race in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut from a driver\u2019s standpoint, when you are racing each other, and you realise that there can be 50km\/h speed delta, that\u2019s actually not racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no category, I think, in the world where you have these kinds of closing speeds, because that\u2019s when big accidents can happen, because it catches you by surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really hope they listen to us and they focus on the feedback we\u2019ve given them, rather than only listening to the teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they come up with a plan for Miami that improves the situation, and a plan also for the medium-term future of these regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep improving it, even if you cannot improve everything for Miami, do another good step in Miami, and then a big step for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bearman\u2019s Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu, however, urged caution in how the situation should be handled, stressing the importance of a measured approach despite the urgency of the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be using safety as an excuse, but at the same time, safety should be obviously paramount,\u201d he said in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you\u2019ve just got to be very careful looking at creating enough of a data set.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done three events. We had one incident, and then I don\u2019t know what the solution is just yet, but we just have to be calm, and discuss it all together as the F1 community, which I\u2019m happy actually we\u2019re doing it \u2013 every time we have meeting with all the TPs, with FIA and F1 nobody is really pushing for sporting advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo as an F1 community I think we are discussing in the right manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alongside safety, improving the nature of qualifying is also expected to feature prominently in discussions, with concerns that excessive energy management has detracted from flat-out performance.<\/p>\n

There is also broader momentum within the paddock for change, with stakeholders increasingly open to refining the regulations following a clearer understanding of their impact across a range of circuits.<\/p>\n

While some adjustments could be fast-tracked for Miami, the wider expectation is that this week\u2019s meeting will lay the groundwork for more substantial decisions later in the month, as Formula 1 looks to fine-tune its new era.<\/p>\n

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