F1 set for key meeting over potential rule changes

A key F1 meeting is due to be held next week, in which discussions over possible rule changes to the sport will be made.

The new technical regulations this year have failed to impress many, including a majority of the drivers who have voiced their early frustrations with the cars.

F1 is currently enduring a long break following the cancellations of two races in the Middle East, and it appears the sport will use the time to address concerns.

According to The Race, the first technical meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 9, which F1, FIA, the teams and engine manufacturers will attend. 

On the agenda are three main priorities - safety, qualifying and the loss in speed at the end of the straights, when the battery is depleted. 

Safety would be at the top of the agenda in this regard, following Oliver Bearman's shocking 50G crash in Japan last Sunday.

Drivers have also been left upset by the challenge of qualifying being stripped away as they are no longer able to push at full throttle due to energy management.

The Race details that there are six solutions being considered to find a solution. 

These include increasing the limit of superclipping, making the cars slower, limiting the amount of energy that can be recovered, revising the rules around active aerodynamics, engine modifications and finally a simplification of the rules.

To what extent it will settle on adjusting the rules is the big question. 

According to RacingNews365 sources, several more meetings will take place during the April break, during which the parties involved will mainly discuss the technical aspects of the 2026 regulations.

Any changes will have to be implemented relatively quickly, as the next race in F1 is scheduled for Sunday, May 3, in Miami.