The Latest Breaking News from F1 Commission

F1 approves shorter races for 2027 to fit revised power unit plan

The latest F1 Commission meeting has also proposed a deletion of the three-hour window for interrupted races

Motorsport · Sep 21

No breakthrough on F1 engine rule changes yet, extra day of winter testing in 2027

Tuesday’s F1 Commission meeting did not produce an agreement on possible power unit changes for 2027. Instead, an additional day of winter testing has been approved for next year, while the rules for TPC tests have also been adjusted

Motorsport · Jun 2

McLaren pleas for "imperative" safety changes before start of F1 2026

Bahrain's pre-season Formula 1 test has unearthed three major pain points to the 2026 power units that McLaren's Andrea Stella says must be addressed on safety grounds

Autosport · Feb 13

F1 and FIA agree new five-year Concorde Governance Agreement

Following a new commercial Concorde Agreement in March, Formula 1's stakeholders have now agreed terms on how to run the series over the next five years

Autosport · Dec 12, 2025

F1 Commission meeting makes decision on mandatory two-stop races

Proposal to make two pitstops per race mandatory were discussed in Friday’s F1 Commission meeting but with no immediate agreement

Motorsport · Nov 14, 2025

F1’s controversial pitstop plan set aside – for now

Proposal to make two pitstops per race mandatory were discussed in Friday’s F1 Commission meeting but with no immediate agreement

Autosport · Nov 14, 2025

Sauber boss backs new crop of team principals to act in F1's best interest

Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley is confident the latest crop of F1 team bosses will act in the "interest of the sport" as they square off in F1 Commission meetings.

Motorsport · Aug 15, 2025

Why Wheatley expects new crop of team bosses to act in F1's best interest

Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley will compete against many familiar faces as long-time Renault allies Alan Permane and Steve Nielsen step up to F1 team boss roles

Autosport · Aug 15, 2025

Why F1 may benefit from Mohammed Ben Sulayem's V8 push

It was on the morning of the glitzy season launch at London’s O2 Arena in February when Formula 1 lost its collective head. There, it’s said, during an F1 Commission meeting, Christian Horner – Red Bull’s then team principal – set his smartphone in the middle of the table.

Motorsport · Jul 20, 2025

Why Ben Sulayem’s V8 F1 plan might work

It was on the morning of the glitzy season launch at London’s O2 Arena in February when Formula 1 lost its collective head. There, it’s said, during an F1 Commission meeting, Christian Horner – Red Bull’s then team principal – set his smartphone in the middle of the table.

Autosport · Jul 20, 2025