MADRID, 16 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The World Council of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has approved this Tuesday the new technical, sporting and financial regulations for Formula 1 engines from the year 2026, confirming its commitment to energy and financial sustainability.
These innovations will begin to apply in four years and are the result of “extensive research and development by the FIA, as well as collaborative consultation between the FIA and new manufacturers, existing and potential”.
The new regulations highlight the FIA’s commitment to “innovation and sustainability and come at a time of significant growth for Formula 1”. One of the four pillars on which the regulation is based is about “maintaining the show”.
The 2026 power unit will have similar performance to current designs, using high-output, high-revving V6 internal combustion engines and avoiding excessive performance differentiation to enable better racing ability.
Another pillar is environmental sustainability: “the Energy Unit in 2026 will include an increase in the deployment of electrical energy by up to 50% and will use a 100% sustainable fuel; together with financial sustainability, where the regulations regarding the units powertrains “will reduce overhead for competitors while retaining the state-of-the-art technological showcase that is at the core of Formula 1”.
And finally, the “attractiveness for new manufacturers of power units”. A point whose objective is to make “possible and attractive for newcomers to join the sport at a competitive level”, which welcomes the possible arrival of other brands to the ‘great circus’.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem indicated after the agreement that the “introduction of advanced technology together with sustainable synthetic fuels aligns” with the objective of “providing benefits for road car users” and fulfills its objective of ” net zero carbon by 2030″.
On the other hand, the FIA is also making changes to the 2022 and 2023 F1 technical regulations to address the issue of the so-called “porpoise” effect to prevent cars from ‘bouncing’ on straight tracks, as well as introducing “higher safety standards”. for the roll-over ring”.
In this way, starting from the Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA will measure the phenomenon and expect teams to operate below a certain threshold for their car to be considered safe. In addition, the following measures are approved for 2022 and 2023: Floor Flexibility: Changes to redefine plank stiffness requirements around thickness gauge holes.
In addition, the ground edges will be raised by 15mm and the diffuser edge stiffness will be increased. An additional sensor will also be ordered to monitor the phenomenon more effectively, the FIA adds in a statement, in its objective to put an end to the ‘porpoise’.