Minor revisions have been made to the proposed F1 rules for 2021 after some teams raised concerns they would turn the sport into a ‘GP1’ formula.
2021 F1 rules articles articles archive
Articles on the rules changes for the 2021 F1 season.
Will Liberty’s final bid to win teams over to its 2021 F1 vision succeed?
RacingLines
Posted onWill F1 climb down again over its 2021 rules plan? Will Ferrari try to veto them? Dieter Rencken analyses the implications of today’s crunch meeting over the sport’s future.
FIA will make concessions to avoid ‘GP1’ cars in 2021 – Steiner
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA is prepared to relax its planned changes to the 2021 technical to give teams greater design freedom, according to Haas team principal Guenther Steiner.
Why the FIA has cancelled its plan for standard F1 brakes in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has cancelled another of its plans to introduce standard parts in 2021, this time brakes systems. What does this mean for F1’s new rules package?
Using Ferrari’s veto on 2021 rules would be “a shame” – Binotto
2021 F1 season
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says it would be “a shame” to block F1’s 2021 rules changes by using its controversial veto right, but has not ruled it out.
Hamilton: Drivers’ input into 2021 F1 rules ‘hasn’t made much difference’
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton is sceptical of F1’s plan for qualifying races and says drivers’ concerns about cars becoming heavier and slower in 2021 have not been addressed.
2021 F1 cars ‘could be quite close’ to current performance – Key
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: 2021 F1 cars ‘could be quite close’ to current performance – Key • Two Schumachers on Sochi support bill • Gordon Murray considering Le Mans move
F1 promises “more futuristic front wing” in final 2021 car design
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 is planning further changes to the shape of front wings when the technical regulations are overhauled in 2021.
New F1 cars will be “barely quicker than F2” in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 cars will be up to seven seconds slower under new regulations to be introduced in 2021, one team has estimated.
F1 teams concerned 2021 aerodynamics rules are too restrictive
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams have expressed concern the new aerodynamic regulations for the 2021 season offer them too little freedom to innovate.
Plans for refuelling and two mandatory pit stops dropped after Strategy Group meeting
2021 F1 season
Posted onPlans to revive refuelling and make F1 drivers pit twice per race have been dropped following the latest meeting of the sport’s Strategy Group.
What the draft 2021 rules reveal about F1’s future direction
RacingLines
Posted onThe draft regulations for 2021 reveal how the sport is set to change, but insiders fear one of its most pressing problems won’t be solved in two years’ time.
Wheel rim lights planned for 2021 F1 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 cars could display information to fans on their bodywork and even wheel rims under planned new rules for the 2021 season.
First wind tunnel test of 2021 F1 rules produced ‘exceptional results’
2021 F1 season
Posted onNew rules designed to improve overtaking in F1 have produced “exceptional” results in their first wind tunnel test, says Pat Symonds.
F1 should stop trying to make “perfect rules” – Brown
2019 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 needs to “get on with” agreeing its rules package for 2021 and stop waiting for the teams to agree on every detail, says McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
“We’re the only ones without a motive”: Vettel pleased drivers have say in 2021 rules
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Vettel pleased drivers have say in 2021 rules • Sainz rues missed Formula 1 podium • Wehrlein rues missed Formula E wins
No agreement yet on return of refuelling in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onA meeting of F1 team representatives, the FIA and FOM did not produce an agreement on whether to allow refuelling or how to give drivers more freedom to race.
Why F1’s 2021 changes are needed for the sport to “flourish” – and what comes next
RacingLines
Posted onFormula One chief technical officer Pat Symonds argued why F1’s coming overhaul is vital for the sport and hinted at the next steps in its push for greener technology.
Vettel wants 2021 rules to deliver more excitement and less pace management
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Vettel wants 2021 rules to deliver more excitement and less pace management • Ex-Lotus boss claims Ocon will replace Bottas • Monchaus replaces Resta at Alfa Romeo
Return of ground effect in 2021 to make “massive” difference to overtaking
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 will reintroduce ‘ground effect’ aerodynamics in 2021, a change the sport’s technical directors believe will make a “massive” difference to how easily cars can follow each other.