F1 2023 and all its rule changes

season of formula 1 2023 is about to begin and everyone needs clarification on the major changes to the technical and sporting rules that have been implemented this year.of 2023 The rules, which last year saw the machine undergo a significant change, have been kept to ensure that the aerodynamic base is single-seater ‘ground effect’ and that the foul air emitted from the machine on previous courses has been greatly reduced, allowing drivers to Designed. Chase each other and have longer fights. Nonetheless, this same regulation has some variations that affect how teams work.

Now begins the second year of the current rules designed to make competitions big and small more even. We are getting closer each year. As seen in 2022’s incredibly tight middle zone, we’ll have to see if the machines are getting close in terms of time in this second year of rule maintenance.

ground height

The main technical change introduced concerns the ground level of the car. Last year everyone was surprised by the huge rebound all cars suffered from the start of the season. It’s called “porpoising”. It caused a lot of rebound in some cars and some drivers like Hamilton were complaining. Lower Back Pain. This meant a reduction in aerodynamics for everyone who had to work hard to recover with single-seater designs. This increased the height of the diffuser.
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Last year, the FIA ​​began to monitor that the car’s rebounds were not exceeding set limits as they were dangerous. We will continue this this year and deploy additional sensors to that end. Those who do not observe what is permitted will be punished.
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In this sense, to avoid suspicion and to avoid teams having sides of the ground that curve downwards to bring them closer to the asphalt and carry greater loads, the FIA ​​has added greater stiffness to those edges of the ground. Yes, the controls will be stricter in this regard.

Improved head safety

After Zhou Guan Yu’s devastating accident at Silverstone last year, the Chinese driver’s car rolled over at high speed for many meters, damaging the anti-roll bar that shouldn’t have failed, and ‘Halo’ helped the driver understand how he was doing. I was able to see how I was saved. , the FIA ​​decided to act. This is done by forcibly increasing the stiffness of the anti-roll his bars, which are precisely designed so that the driver’s head is not affected in the event of a fall. This area has a new design with rounded edges to make it less likely to sink in contact with the ground. This part is made of materials that are highly wear-resistant and have passed more rigorous impact tests.

big mirror

Another safety-related change is that of the mirrors, which are bigger than last year. They are enlarged from his 150mm x 50mm to his 200mm x 60mm, increasing the pilot’s field of view by 30% of his.

Double Sprint Race

F1 has bet on even more sprint races, going from 3 to 6 this year: Azerbaijan (Baku), Austria (Red Bull Ring), Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps), Qatar (Lusail), USA (Circuit of America) countries), Brazil (Interlagos). In the sprint race format, every day has a big impact on the results. In other words, it’s far from a free rehearsal-only Friday.
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– Friday: Free practice 1 and a qualifying session to determine Saturday’s short race grid order.

– Saturday: Libes 2 and qualifying races (determines grid for Sunday and awards points for top 8.

– Sunday: Sunday race
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It is important to remember that teams will be given a fixed damage allowance of $300,000 per team in each sprint race, starting at $150,000 in 2022. .
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Additionally, closed parks will be more tolerant of these appointments.

Two experiments for classification

F1 will also experiment with two qualifying rounds this year to add to the excitement. It will be the same format as Q1, Q2 and Q3, with the difference that only one type of tire will be used in each session. The idea is to do Q1 hard only, Q2 medium only and Q3 soft only. In these two events, the team can only use 11 sets of tires for him for the entire weekend (12 in the sprint races and 13 in the rest of the races).

New language for imperfect races

At the 2022 Japan Games, in order to avoid the total points being distributed even though points were actually deducted due to the race ending with the checkered flag, points will be distributed if the race ends with a reduced number of laps. The rules for must-have points have been re-drafted. That there were far fewer turns.

Various circuit changes

The FIA ​​has confirmed several updates and changes to the circuit for next season. For example, in Saudi Arabia, significant changes were made to improve visibility when entering corners. Azerbaijan and Miami will have their runways completely resurfaced. At Zandvoort, the space between pit stop positions has increased by 1.5m from last year. And in Qatar, a new pit building and paddock infrastructure will be built. In Barcelona, ​​the mythical layout returns with the chicane completed and the final high-speed entry corner allowing DRS to be stronger on the straight.

Regardless of all this, the FIA ​​has made changes to several DRS areas this season to “make overtaking easier or more difficult on certain circuits deemed not challenging enough”. The changes will be implemented in Bahrain, Jeddah, Melbourne, Baku and Miami and include adjustments to detection and trigger zones, with the return of the fourth trigger zone in Melbourne.

try DRS

In some races the FIA ​​is experimenting with DRS. The goal is for the driver to be able to use his DRS from the first lap after his one lap of the race, on a restart from a stop or a restart after the ‘safety car’. At the moment it can only be done at the start or restart of his first two laps of the race. This change will be tested in this year’s sprint session so that we can roll it out in 2024.

radio message

The FIA ​​has approved “always deregulating radio messages between teams and drivers during competition”.

new hard tires

Pirelli will introduce a sixth type of rubber (hard) to expand the choice for each GP, but will still offer only three dry compounds for each race. This new compound is slightly less hard than the old C1.