'Rookie race' plan delayed by Formula 1 bosses

Formula 1 bosses person delayed a scheme to big an end-of-season title for aspiring drivers until astatine slightest 2025.

The idea, dubbed nan 'rookie race', was to big a sprint-type arena astatine nan post-season trial successful Abu Dhabi to springiness young drivers a amended opportunity to show their qualifications to title successful F1.

But a gathering of nan F1 Commission connected Wednesday decided that much clip was needed to guarantee nan thought worked arsenic efficaciously arsenic possible.

A connection from nan FIA said: "While nan conception received wide support, it was wished that, owed to timing and organisational constraints, nan arena would not return spot successful 2024, and discussions would proceed to formulate a imaginable conception and scheme for 2025."

Teams, governing assemblage nan FIA and commercialized authorities holder Liberty Media - nan 3 parties that comprise nan F1 Commission - agreed that location was a emotion nan scheme was being rushed.

Among nan concerns was nan load imposed connected squad members who will already person done nan longest play successful history and would beryllium forced to enactment retired successful Abu Dhabi aft nan last title for this caller event.

There are besides implications connected freight and different logistics, arsenic good arsenic really nan arena would beryllium televised, and ensuring it was appealing for immoderate audience.

There is nary guarantee that nan arena will return spot successful 2025 but nan volition is that it will.

The thought for nan title arose retired of wide interest that young drivers get small opportunity to beryllium their worthy successful F1 machinery because of nan limitations connected testing that person been imposed successful caller years connected costs grounds.

A title for young drivers successful modern cars conscionable days aft nan last expansive prix of nan play successful location could supply an effective measurement for teams to measure nan abilities of drivers.

The latest thought had been that would beryllium that location would beryllium a shorter qualifying convention and title of akin magnitude to those added into nan format for 'sprint' weekends.

Among different subjects discussed astatine nan F1 Commission, it was agreed to revise nan 2026 regulations, which characteristic awesome changes to some chassis and engines, to summation nan cars' expected aerodynamic performance.

This comes aft teams expressed concerns that nan 2026 cars would beryllium excessively slow, and follows collaboration activity betwixt nan FIA and nan teams.

In addition, revisions to some nan sporting and financial regulations were agreed - connected nan sporting broadside "seeking to simplify their structure" and connected nan fund headdress rules to "provide a competitory equilibrium betwixt sporting fairness and financial sustainability".

No specifications were provided.