Why f1 is still an open formula

Sorry Something's gone wrong. Live Commentary. Watch F1 TV. Join Live Session. Feature Aero tweaks, new tyres and the cost cap: The F1 rules and regulation changes you need to know about. Staff writer Greg Stuart. Rear brake duct winglets shortened Alongside the floor changes, a more minor change for will be alterations to the rear brake duct winglets on the cars, with those winglets on the lower half of the ducts set to be reduced in length by 40mm to 80mm, while the top winglets remain at mm — as you can see in the image below.

Diffuser fences cut down The above two tweaks to the Technical Regulations have both been added by the FIA with the aim of reducing downforce levels. Running onto them mid-race can be treacherous as they prevent the tyre making proper contact with the road, thereby reducing grip.

Not to be confused with: Lots of small glass balls on the track. That would be dangerous. Clean air is when a car is out on its own, with a nice, undisturbed airflow passing over its wings, providing good downforce.

Not to be confused with: Something that requires a verruca sock in the case of blistering, or something to do with trees in the case of graining. What is it: Those drivers circulating at the back of the F1 field, who are often liable to be lapped by the leading cars. What is it: When the driver locks his front brakes, causing one or both front tyres to stop rotating, meaning they slide longitudinally along the track as opposed to rolling along it, planing a flat surface onto the tyre.

What is it: When a driver mashes the brake pedal, all four brakes act to slow the car down — but the driver can shift how effective the front brakes are compared to the rears by changing the brake bias. Transferable parts are parts that may be bought and sold between teams, for example gearboxes and clutch mechanisms.

This means teams like Haas can continue to buy a range of parts from Ferrari as it currently does, and AlphaTauri can use Red Bull's transferable parts. Prescribed parts are parts everyone must design to the letter. These include parts of the wheel aerodynamics, wheel hubs, and the front floor tea-tray. Open-source parts are parts that may be designed by a collective, and can be made available for all. That includes the DRS mechanism, brakes and steering wheels.

Some parts may change in classification - for example, steering wheels are set to become standard components from , while the standardised tyre blankets will be banned from onwards. The prescribed nature of the wheel hubs do not extend to the brake ducts, which remain as a listed part, but the design is a lot more tightly regulated. This should ensure F1 teams do not go through a repeat of the Racing Point brake duct saga during the opening part of the season.

A current problem of F1 is amount of on-track debris, which can often interrupt races or cause damage if it is not disposed of swiftly. One of the key new safety features for is that select parts will be covered in a rubber membrane to stop them shattering so easily. This means that on-track debris should be reduced, while the intention is to also stop front wings from detaching from cars.

Some of the components at the rear of the car will also be tethered to keep them attached in the event of an accident. The nose will be longer to improve the energy absorption, while the side impact structures will also be strengthened, and cockpits will be made larger to help taller drivers. The caveat of this is that weight will increase from the current mass of kg to kg. Each team will have to submit its CAD developments of their cars, and the FIA can monitor whether it fits within the defined reference spaces or reference volumes.

During scrutineering, the cars can be scanned and measured against the CAD files, meaning that any rules transgressions can be immediately detected.

At a glance, it should be easy to determine whether a car is legal or not. Autosport Podcast: What 's tech rules mean for F1. Sainz makes maiden Ferrari F1 appearance in Fiorano test. It has been a tricky past few races for Sergio Perez. The Red Bull driver has mustered just 16 points since the British Grand Prix in July and the team's constructors' championship chances have taken a hit. Yet the Mexican remains optimistic that he has all the tools he needs to turn his performances around.

And also, will there be fans? Thank you. Hi Orestis, still waiting for an update when tickets will go on sale for the Italian GP. I do believe the race will be run with fans maybe with some restrictions.

Hi Pauline, you can learn more on this link. Smart casual dress for the Champions Club is fine. Here are the opening times for the Champions Club at Silverstone in Hi, I am thinking of booking tickets general admission for Hungarian Grand Prix. Do you believe they will be so crowded and is there any possibility to cancel the event now or this kind of tickets? Thank you! Hi Filia, I do believe there will be quite a large crowd in the General Admission in Hungary this year.

Go for it and enjoy! Citizens from my country do not need to present a negative CoVid Test at the border or proof of vaccination considering the fact that we are in an area with very few cases. Thank you very much! Hi Antonia! Yes, it is necessary to show a negative test or proof of vaccination to enter the circuit. It makes absolutely no sense. They are allowing unvaccinated EU residents to take a COVID test on site and get a code to attend, but will not apply that same logic to non-EU resident vaccinated ticket holders.

Not that I can find yet — but the standard for attending a race this year is to either be fully vaccinated, recently recovered or provide a negative test for COVID Have you got your tickets yet? We are attending the Italian GP this weekend and as I understand the gates open at 9 am, we will not be able to make it until a little bit later, around 10 am because of our flight.

Is there any restriction related to entry onto the circuit after the gates open? Hello, I am flying from Delhi tomorrow to Sochi to watch the race and i have bought ticket from Viagogo.

How can i check if the tickets are genuine? I have negative covid report with me. In effect you get this perception of a Ponzi Scheme. On Saturday we just got a bit of the qualifying. We walked out after the race and had to wait 1 hour for our pick up. Instead of taking our bus to the parking area we asked our pickup to come get us otherwise that would have been another nightmare- it took us 30 seconds to get in the car as it was already stationery in traffic.