F1 has revealed its new rules and car for 2021 aimed to make the sport more competitive and thrilling on track. After two years of discussions and negotiations between officials and teams, F1 and the FIA revealed the regulations after receiving ‘unanimous’ approval by the World Motor Sport Council on Thursday.
The changes are headlined by striking new-look cars with F1 revealing the design it has worked on over the last two years: “It’s to change the foundation of Formula 1 via the cost control, the governance, and bring the teams closer together and provide sustainable competition,” said F1 managing director Ross Brawn – “And when they get closer together we need cars that can race each other, because the cars we have now are terrible in that respect. We get constant reminders of the difficulties that drivers have of competing with another car when the performance difference is not here. So we set up with those objectives.”
A $175m budget cap will be introduced on teams for the first time.
F1 has introduced the new package of rules with the following intention:
Cars that are better able to battle on the track
A more balanced competition on the track
A sport where success is determined more by how well a team spends its money not how much it spends – including, for the first time, a fully enforceable cost cap ($175M per season) in the FIA rules
A sport that is a better business for those participating and more attractive to potential new entrants
A sport that continues to be the world’s premier motor racing competition and the perfect showcase of cutting-edge technology
Although the announcement was officially made today, AMuS reports that it has already been leaked that the 2021 regulations were approved by the FIA World Council yesterday. Everyone voted for it. This makes it clear that Ferrari has also agreed given the fact that Scuderia Ferrari are the only team that has a vote in the World Council.
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