F1 2026 regulations: FIA confirm 'commitment to making tweaks to some aspects of regulations' after meeting
FIA have revealed their commitment to making 'tweaks' to energy management regulations following a meeting on Thursday; This was the first of the pre-arranged meetings with two more confirmed for April ahead of Miami Grand Prix
Thursday 9 April 2026 21:45, UK
The FIA says Formula 1's bosses are committed to tweaking some of the sport's energy management regulations, following the first of a series of meetings with technical experts from the teams and power unit manufacturers.
A review of the new 2026 regulations after three races had been planned before the season got under way, but with a batch of fresh driver criticisms and Ollie Bearman's crash in Suzuka, the discussions had received additional attention.
The FIA confirmed a timeline for further meetings to take place later in April, with the potential tweaks set to be made ahead of the Miami Grand Prix at the start of May.
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"It was generally agreed that although the events to date have provided exciting racing, there was a commitment to making tweaks to some aspects of the regulations in the area of energy management," the FIA said in a statement released on Thursday.
"There was constructive dialogue on difficult topics especially when considering the competitive nature of the stakeholders."
Further discussions over the technicalities will be held on April 15 and 16 before a final meeting follows on April 20 at which any proposed changes will need to be approved.
A natural gap has opened up in the F1 calendar due to the cancellations of races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.
Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz have been particularly vocal about their disapproval, with the four-time world champion claiming he is considering leaving the sport.
Sainz, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, revealed that the drivers held a meeting with the FIA in Suzuka where single-seater director Nicolas Tombazis said changes would be made for the next round in Miami in early May.
"I was so surprised when they said 'we will sort out qualifying and leave the racing alone because it's exciting'. As drivers, we have been extremely vocal that the problem is not only qualifying, but also racing," Sainz said.
"We have been warning this kind of accident will always happen. In Suzuka, we were lucky there was an escape road. Imagine going to Baku or Singapore, or Las Vegas and having these kind of closing speeds.
"As the GPDA, we have warned the FIA these accidents will happen a lot with this set of regulations and we need to change something soon if we don't want it to happen.
"I hope it serves as an example and the teams listen to the drivers and not so much to the teams and some people that said 'the racing is OK', because the racing is not OK."
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