The third meeting of the Formula 1 Commission in 2026 took place today, September 21 at the offices of the FIA in London. The meeting was chaired by FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis and FOM President and CEO Stefano Domenicali.

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[–] 10 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

Sensible I suppose. But I hope they don't cut the first or last laps, those are my favourite.

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  • Mixed feelings about that. I do think the cars should be smaller and lighter, but that seems like a lazy way to do it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    All of the current issues and this is what they focus on!? Reducing the race distance by 3%....

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Just make a every race a sprint with two mandatory stops

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    F1 race length over the years.

    1950-1953 300km minimum or 3 hours whichever came first.

    1954-1957 500km or 3 hours whichever came first.

    1958-1965 300km to 500km or 2 hours whichever came first.

    1966-1970 300km to 400km or 2 hours whichever came first.

    1971-1972 200mi (321.87km) now the maximum distance.

    1973-1976 200mi (321.87km) or 2 hours whichever was shorter.

    1977-1980 250km minimum 200mi (321.87km) or 2 hours the maximum.

    1981-1983 250km minimum 320km or 2 hours the maximum.

    1984–1987 Warmup Lap part of race distance. 300km minimum 320km or 2 hours maximum.

    1988 Warmup Lap not part of race distance. 300km minimum 320km or 2 hours maximum.

    1989-2011 305km or 2 hours whichever comes first.

    2012-Present 305km or 2 hours whichever comes first. Maximum of four hours with red flags added.

    Races will still be longer than the "Golden age". You won't notice the change.

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