F1’s 2022 rule changes: 10 things you need to know

after plenty of discussion debate and disagreement Formula One's new rules for 2021 have finally been unveiled a lot will change both on and off the track and former ones hopes are that the new formula will bring more exciting racing both in the immediate and in the distant future the biggest changes for 2021 are in the technical regulations where the cars will look very different as part of a huge push to increase the number of exciting races the aro formula has undergone plenty of development but there's still plenty more changes under the skin to get you prepared here's the 10 key things you need to know ahead of 2021 number one the return of ground effect cars ground effects have not been permitted in Formula One since 1982 but the calls for their reintroduction have become rather loud in recent years with forming one looking to reduce the current reliance on wings for downforce which have been blamed for the dirty air that makes close-quarters racing difficult in modern racing the idea of ground effects coming back has been a lot more attractive to f1 for all makers and now they're back by creating a very pronounced entry at the front of the floor at the air moves through to venturi tunnels as the air flows under the car it's squeezed through the point closest to the ground developing an extreme low-pressure area creating a large amount of suction underneath this means the floor is relied on more for downforce and reduces the weight produced by various bodywork components unlike the old school ground effects the car won't have any sliding skirts and instead has a range of fins underneath to minimize any disturbance to make sure each team uses the floor as it should a standard tea tray will be developed to attach to the front of the floor number two brand new bodywork there's a lot of change to the amount of bodywork for the next breed of f1 cars in 2021 the massively complex barge boards will be completely removed in their place comes a new breed of wheel bodywork which intends to minimize the effects of the wake which is by the wheels as they rotate wheel covers return and the front wheels now have a deflector over the top to assist with that wake management the front wing has also been redefined and can now be made up of a maximum of four elements overall most crucially the end plates now look very different and are produced with a smooth blend from the front wing elements to a single piece end plate upturned like an airplanes wing the nose also attaches directly to the wing much like it used to before the middle of the 1990s the rear wing has also been redesigned to and can almost be described as M plateless instead it loops around into a beam wing mounting aiming to slash the strength of the vortices produced at the rear of the car which is blamed for cars being unable to follow each other for the time being DRS remains but this can be revisited if the new cars produce the desired on track product numbers look good so far and Formula One and the FIA have noticed that when one car lengths behind another competitor the following car now has around 86% of its usual downforce compared to the 55% it currently experiences if that translates to the circuit that's very very good for close racing although there's been plenty of debate with the new cars mean every car is too similar formula one showed a selection of different rules at patience there is indeed the opportunity for variation number three engine regulations get minor tweaks in reality the current turbo hybrid formula wasn't going to change much for 2021 and although there were discussions to remove the mgh it was decided that they would remain on the car but to reduce the overall costs the power units are allowed to be a little bit heavier and now must be made of commercially available materials so no exotic or exclusive materials are allowed in its construction engine supply customers now must have the option of equal spec equipment and that includes software and fuels teams of course can opt out of this if they have commercial agreements elsewhere or other preferences in place but manufacturers must at least offer up their engine maps and fuels fuel pumps are now standardized meaning that any fuel treasury can be monitored more easily that also includes a number of ancillary components such as pipework fuel must now include 20% renewables for example biofuels which will rise in future seasons number for new parts classifications because the new rules are somewhat prescriptive to produce the desired on track product new classifications have been devised for each part listed parts include parts of team must design itself for example most of the Aero parts while standard parts are parts that everybody must use which now includes real winners and pitstop equipment transferable parts of parts that may be bought and sold between teams for example gearboxes and clutch mechanisms so that means that Hass can continue to buy a range of parts from Ferrari as it currently does there are however two new classifications prescribed parts of parts that everybody must design to the letter these include parts the wheel aerodynamics wheel hubs and of course the aforementioned front floor t train open source parts are parts that may be designed by a collective group of teams and can be made available for all that includes the DRS mechanism brakes for the next two seasons and steering wheels number 5 sporting regulation changes the changes to the sporting regs that involve the technical side include the more tightly regulated CFD and wind tunnel running now called arrow testing restrictions or ATR these include 400 maximum restricted wind tunnel runs for 2021 to drop to 324 following years this also furthers the CFD restrictions meaning the teams have a lot less to work with in this area throughout each season the dyno testing allowance of power units will also be reduced to minimize costs there are also new penalties for brake pads and discs which are now restricted to one you set per round first time offenders of that get a three place grid penalty and two places will be docked for each subsequent breaks events number six three-day weekend with Formula One's plan to increase the number of races to 25 for 2021 they have cut Thursdays from the current schedule to ease the burden that means that the scrutineering is moved to a Friday morning and that's going to change things quite a bit teams are only allowed to race with what is sent to scrutineering on Friday teams can still run development parts in practice but they can't then decide to race with those parts that week and it has to have gone through scrutineering first so teams might have to take a gamble before the weekend on a new part rather than wait and see if the data looks good number 7 new safety features the current problem of Formula One is the amount of on track debris which can often interrupt races or caused damage if it's not disposed of swiftly one of the key new safety features for 2021 is that select parts will be covered in a rubber membrane to stop them from shattering so easily this means that on track debris should be reduced while the intention is also to stop front wings from detaching from cars some of the components at the rear of the car will also be tethered to keep them attached in the event of an accident the nose will be longer to improve the energy absorption while the side impact structures will also be strengthened and cockpits will be made larger to help taller drivers the caveat of this is that weight will increase from the current 743 kilograms to 768 number 8 cos cap from 2021 all Formula One teams we subject to 175 million dollar cost cap although there are a few exceptions such as marketing and driver salaries the cost cap is mainly focused on the production development and running of each car any breaches of the cost cap will be subject to a serious penalty ranging from fines and reprimands and minor cases to suspension or exclusion from the championship in the worst cases this means that research and development costs will have to drop in order to meet the new cost cap creating a knock-on effect on the technical rules the 2020 is going to be a dry run to check all of the financial processes work but teams won't be subject to any penalties number 9 gearbox and suspension changes to help limit the R&D costs gearboxes will be frozen from 2021 to the end of 2025 in that time there can only be one upgrade to the gearbox specification suspension regulations now only permit springs and dampers meaning that using solely torsion bars will no longer be allowed the heave springs or inner ters as they're also known will also be banned to simplify the suspension systems suspension uprights must now be solely included within the wheel assembly meaning no external mounting points may be permitted brake discs and pads will be made larger to accommodate the new 18-inch wheels while tire blankets will eventually be phased out but not until 2023 until then these will become standardized number 10 rules for the cad age each team will have to submit its cad developments of its cars and the FIA can monitor whether this fits within defined reference basis or reference volumes during scrutineering the cars can be scanned and measured against the cad files meaning that any rules transgressions can be immediately detected at a glance it should be easy to determine whether a car is legal or not [Music] those the K 2021 rules changes let us know in the comments what you think and what you change for 2021

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Published: Fri Nov 01 2019