System 1 is not going to go forward with plans to carry a one-off, non-championship race for rookies on the finish of this 12 months.
Nevertheless the idea stays beneath dialogue and might be launched on the finish of the 2025 F1 season.
A number of F1 crew bosses indicated assist for the thought final month. The tentative plan concerned every crew getting into a single automobile for one rookie driver in a post-season dash race following the end-of-year check on the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.
The race may have seen the likes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Jack Doohan, each of whom will make their F1 debuts subsequent 12 months, take part. Ferrari’s Oliver Bearman may have been dominated eligible to look, as he has solely made two F1 begins as an alternative.
Nevertheless the F1 Fee agreed right this moment to postpone the plan, citing a scarcity of time between now and the tip of the season in little greater than two months.
“The idea of a “rookie race” to be added to the 2024 post-season check schedule at Abu Dhabi was mentioned,” stated the FIA in an announcement. “Whereas the idea obtained widespread assist, it was decided that as a consequence of timing and organisational constraints, the occasion wouldn’t happen in 2024, and discussions will proceed to formulate a possible idea and plan for 2025.”
The fee additionally agreed adjustments to F1’s new laws for 2026, which the World Motor Sport Council will talk about in two weeks’ time.
The technical guidelines have been revised and now envisage “a rise of the anticipated aerodynamic efficiency of the automobiles.” Some groups had expressed issues the revised guidelines deliberate for 2026 would make the automobiles too sluggish in corners.
“Vital” adjustments have additionally been made to the 2026 sporting laws. An allowance has been made for 9 days of pre-season testing, in comparison with simply three this 12 months.
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