F1 set for crunch 'high-level' meeting over potential rule changes

F1 is set for a "high-level" meeting on Monday to find "consensus" on adopting any rule changes to the technical regulations after important talks. 

During the April break, a series of meetings have been held between the FIA, F1, drivers, and the teams to discuss and evaluate tweaking the rules after issues arose across the first three races of the season. 

Chiefly, drivers, as revealed by GPDA director George Russell, have had two main areas of discussion, with these being fixing qualifying, which has drawn much derision in 2026, and addressing the dangerous closing speeds currently being seen, in part triggered by the crash of Oliver Bearman in Japan in the incident with Franco Colapinto.

A sporting regulations meeting was first held on April 15th, before a technical meeting took place the following day. 

An FIA statement confirmed that "a high-level meeting with representation from all stakeholders is scheduled for April 20th" where options put forward will be evaluated and a "consensus sought."

Any changes to the regulations agreed will be put to the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) for formal ratification ahead of the Miami Grand Prix on the first weekend in May.

However, due to the calendar, it is not until the Barcelona-Catalunya in the middle of June that F1 has what might be termed as a 'normal race weekend.'

The next two race weekends are in Miami and Canada, but both are Sprint events, with the Monaco Grand Prix set to follow on the first weekend in June.