by VALERIO BARRETTA
The F1 Commission rethinks the Sprint format
In a climate certainly altered by the latest market developments and the news of the internal investigation at Red Bull into Christian Horner's behavior towards a colleague, the first meeting of the F1 Commission was held at the FOM headquarters in London, coordinated by director of the FIA single-seaters Nicholas Tombazis and the president of the Circus Stefano Domenicali.
The main topic of discussion was the format of the six Sprint weekends of the 2024 season (Shanghai, Miami, Red Bull Ring, Austin, Sao Paulo and Lusail). An agreement was reached in the Commission on the new format, which includes PL1 and Sprint qualifying on Friday, Sprint and Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday and the canonical race on Sunday. Saturday, therefore, will no longer be exclusively dedicated to the Sprint format, as happened last year.
The other changes: DRS and power unit
As regards the technical and sporting regulations, the proposal to increase the allocation of power units per driver from three to four for both 2024 and 2025 was approved.
Changes also regarding the action on the track, because the activation of the DRS will be possible already after the end of the first lap of the race or restart from the Safety Car. The changes, which also concern minor updates to the three regulations (technical, sporting, financial), will be presented to the World Motor Sport Council on February 28th to be definitively implemented.
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