2025 will be the final season of the current technical regulations with huge changes coming for 2026 that isn't stopping the FIA from making regulation changes for next year though huge changes to help Drive a safety and stop anyone using McLaren's sneaky trick have been made and there are some big updates for 2026 as well but are the FIA actually listening to those in the sport or will the organization's president continue to ignore their please let's find out 2026 is fast approaching and that means brand new regulations for Formula 1 new engines with renewable fuels and
a greater electrical component will be paired with smaller cars with more movable aerodynamics opinions on the changes have been split with many fans and some of the teams voicing serious concerns about the way the F1 is going but whether they like it or not the FIA are going full steam ahead with the changes in the meantime though there is still a season to get through 2025 will be the last year of the current regulations and as they've gone on the competition has gotten incredibly close this year has seen McLaren Ferrari and red bull fight over
Championship Glory while Mercedes popped up a few times to pick up some race wins as well that close competition should carry over really well into next season because the teams will be turning their focus to 2026 and the new cars rather than investing heavily in 202's cars upgrades will be limited which means no one team should be able to gain large advantage over the others and hopefully we'll be in for a season that comes down to the wire despite 2025 being the last year of the current regulations the FIA are still eager to make some
rule changes the first change is the introduction of the new heat Hazard regulations to try and help drivers when driving in some of f1's most challenging conditions the new rules say that once the fia's official weather radars predict temperatures over 30.5 de Centigrade which is about 85.9 Fahrenheit or when called by the race director prior to an event a heat Hazard will be declared this will require the teams to equip the drivers with their cooling systems and the minimum weight will be raised by 5 kg as a result for the full weekend raising the minimum
weight means that teams aren't encouraged to skimp on the way to the cooling system ensuring that the system is working to protect the driver's Health this change is a response to an investigation which began after the 2023 katar gr Prix Max for Sten won that race at the lale circuit but when it came to a close many drivers had been suffering in temperatures of up to 50° Centigrade or 122° F in their cockpits Alpine's estan oom revealed he'd vomited inside his helmet because of the extreme temperature Aston Martin's last stroll said he had been in
danger of losing Consciousness while Williams Alex albor had to attend the medical center owing to heat exhaustion Logan's Sergeant his teammate was forced to retire while suffering from dehydration having been ill with the flu earlier in the week both stroll and albon had to be helped from their cars by team members after the race while heat exhaustion is a concern the greater worry was a driver losing control of their car due to Falling unconscious or mental fatigue from the heat the Mercedes driver George Russell who's a director of the Grom PRI Drivers Association explained after
the race and was explicit in stating that driver's lives should not be put at risk it was beyond the limit of what is acceptable he said over 50% of the grid said they were feeling sick couldn't drive and were close to passing out you don't want to be passing out of the wheel when you're driving at 200 mph and that is how I felt at times if the driver's overheating was raising the risk of a serious crash then something had to be done to stop that so the new heat Hazard regulations are a great change
for driver safety the FIA has also made changes to the DRS flap for next season at the aaban gr PRI earlier this year the the gap between the two Wing elements on the rear wing of the two MCL 38 cars would grow when at high speed McLaren had been very inventive and had managed to incorporate some Flex into their DRS flap which caused it to flex open at the edges on the Straits which meant they got a big advantage over the rest of the teams this was most obvious when charl clir was trying to chase
Oscar piastri for the win but could have manage to pass him on the long star finish straight in Baku despite the aid of DRS Oscar just had two too much straight line speed thanks to it DRS flap flexing the changes to the rule will completely shut down any flexing in the DRS flap the minimum gap between the rear wing elements has shrunk from 10 to 15 mm to 9.4 to13 mm and with DRS open the upper boundary remains at 85 mm the FIA have also tightened up the rules on the DRS modes stating that there
must only be two positions and that ending the use of DRS must return the wing exactly as defined to the initial mode that second section is the important bit if the DRS flap is ever Flex Inc then it wouldn't be in the initial mode which would mean it breaks the technical regulations and would likely result in a disqualification for the offending car there have also been some huge updates to the 2026 regulations as a team prepare to start work on them in the new year but before I talk about that if you're enjoying the video
and want to catch some more daily F1 news then please give the video a like And subscribe to F1 reverse thanks a lot so the teams can begin working in Earnest on the 2026 cars from the new year which means the final confirmations of what the aerody dynamic regulations will be when needed that has now happened the regulations governing the application of active aerodynamics have been fully clarified along with the floor body dimensions the active Arrow rules now state that there may be two affected flaps on the front Wing which are required to enter two
different modes one for cornering and one for straight line use this includes physical stops to stop the wing elements from rotating more than the required amount this is essentially the same as a current rear wi DRS rules with the two modes and limited movement but with two Wing elements able to move rather than the one on the current rear wing there are also changes to the front Wing end plates which have gained a small winglet you could bet good money that at least one of those small winglets is going to get broken at every single
race in 2026 the rear wing regulations have also changed they previously mandated that teams must use three elements to form the rear wing this has now been amended to up to three giving the teams the option to run two or three elements no doubt the teams will eventually find which is the optimal number of elements to run and we'll see the whole grid using two or three but it will be interesting to see the different decisions for the first few years this has also changed the active era Dynamics regulations to fit both two and three-wing
elements where all except the bottom main plane element can be rotated in addition the scope of the floor has been opened a floor sidewall has been detailed along with a winglet and fence Bodywork to overall increase the downforce generated by the new design the Bodywork around the wheels has also been modified with deflectors and a debris guard added to the regulations with revised wheel drum regulations to match the new additions with the teams now having the four regulations they'll be very eager to get started properly in the new year however there was one big rule
change that people would desperate to see which the FIA president has shut down over recent months the calls for full-time paid race stewards in Formula 1 has grown at the moment they're all unpaid volunteers and many feel that if the stewards were full-time paid employees the quality of officiating in Formula 1 would drastically improve the FIA president Muhammad Ben Salam has heard those requests but has pushed back against them saying F1 shouldn't expect the FIA to start paying their volunteers it's very nice talk he said but when they say professional and they want professional they
don't want to pay for it that is so obvious they talk and then they say where are you putting the money why don't you do this but I don't say oh sorry what about you the drivers are getting over $100 million do I ask where they spend it no it's up to them it's their right so please it's not only me saying it is none of their business we do whatever we do with our money it's our business it's also the same with them and their money it's their business pressure has been growing on NBS
in recent months with fans teams and drivers getting fed up with how he manages the FIA and how that impacts Formula 1 from his answer it's clear that the pressure has gotten to him there have been questions over what happens to the fines that drivers have to pay to the FIA recently and nbs's answer to the question about paying stewards clearly shows he's frustrated by those questions in no other sport would you expect the players to pay for the salaries of those officiating the the sport that is always handled by the organization that makes the
rules for the sport which in this case is the FIA but what do you think should the FIA start paying the people that officiate Formula 1 and what do you think about the rule changes let me know your thoughts in the comments down below and if you want to support the channel then make sure to check out F1 reverse.com to get yourself some sweet F1 inspired merch until next time drive safe and bye for now
