P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Formula 1 teams will not be allowed to develop their 2026 cars until the start of 2025
Formula 1 teams will not be allowed to develop their 2026 cars until the start of 2025, as agreed by the F1 Commission. This restriction is similar to the current generation of cars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new rules for 2021 were delayed to 2022, and no windtunnel or CFD work would be conducted until the start of 2021 to manage costs. Teams will be limited to discussions and pre-development work. Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion to delay development until later in the preceding season was not implemented. There is a possibility of changing the sprint weekend format, with sprint qualifying potentially being moved to Friday. Further format changes, such as additional points or a reverse-grid element, are being discussed. Testing of a wet weather package to reduce the spray cars emit will take place in spring next year. Additional measures for driver cooling, including a scoop and supplementary options for extreme conditions, will be analyzed. The plan to ban tyre blankets has been postponed, and they will remain in use until 2025.
