Overview
- Technical chiefs from teams and engine makers met in London on Thursday, where the FIA reported constructive talks and a shared intent to adjust energy management rules.
- The process now moves to a Sporting Regulations meeting on April 15, a follow-up technical session on April 16, and a high-level stakeholder meeting on April 20 to seek consensus before an e-vote and World Motor Sport Council approval.
- Options under review include cutting how much electric power drivers can deploy and allowing more harvesting during “super‑clipping,” which is when the car charges the battery at full throttle and slows on the straight.
- Safety is a key driver after Oliver Bearman’s high-speed Suzuka crash exposed dangerous closing-speed gaps when batteries run low, with drivers also flagging qualifying laps shaped by lift-and-coast rather than flat-out running.
- Any near-term changes are expected to be small software or parameter tweaks rather than hardware redesigns, and teams caution that even minor shifts can reallocate performance as the April calendar break enables an accelerated review.