Level Info – AU – F1 refutes claims 2022 Regulations could be postponed until 2023

Formula 1 has reaffirmed its commitment to introducing the new technical regulations for next year by refuting speculation The rules could be postponed until 2023

In order to create more exciting and unpredictable races, F1 announced its plans to fundamentally revise the regulations in 2021

However, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic led the teams to agree to push back the new generation of vehicles by 2022

From the 1st On January 1st of this year, teams can begin developing their challengers for 2022 to meet the new rules that will return the ground-effect vehicles last seen in the early 1980s

However, with the pandemic still ongoing and some countries under national lockdown, rumors of another delay surfaced

Italian media reported that the regulations are expected to arrive in 2023, which means the current cars will be broadcast for the third time in a row

But F1 has given assurances that the introduction of the new regulations is still planned and has insisted that the talk of a delay is « wrong »

« Any suggestion that regulations be delayed for 2022 is wrong and has not been discussed, » said an F1 spokesman, as quoted by Motorsportcom

« The new regulations are designed to improve competition on the track and allow our fans to race closer. Combined with the new financial regulations, this will improve Formula 1 and create a healthier and stronger business model for all of sport »

The disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic put a financial burden on all 10 teams To that extent, there have been concerns that some might collapse before the 2020 season

But the success of the heavily revamped 17-race calendar last year has renewed hopes that F1 can run its 23-lap schedule without a hitch in 2021

The new budget ceiling of 145 million USD starting this season should prevent costs from escalating and reduce the spending gap between teams

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