US EditionFIA Steps in with Late Tweak Ahead of Japanese GP Qualifying
The FIA reduced the qualifying energy recharge limit to 8 MJ to limit lifting, coasting, and super clipping, aiming to keep qualifying a true performance challenge, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the FIA reduced the energy recharge limit for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix qualifying to 8.0 MJ from 9.0 MJ, refining energy management parameters under new regulations.
- To minimize unnatural-looking 'lifting and coasting' and 'super clipping' practices, officials implemented the change after teams reported these energy-harvesting techniques during qualifying laps at Suzuka.
- The regulation change equates to roughly 0.5 seconds per lap slower, the FIA expects, as drivers deploy less energy around the circuit due to the reduced harvesting allowance.
- While most drivers accepted the update, Haas driver Oliver Bearman argued the move makes cars slower, stating, "I mean we still have to recharge the energy" despite the limit reduction.
- The FIA, together with Power Unit Manufacturers, continues refining energy management protocols as regulatory validation proceeds, with further discussions scheduled in the coming weeks.
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The International Federation of Automobiles, FIA has announced in the early morning of this Thursday new measures in the recharge of energy for cars, which affect only the qualifying session of the GP of Japan. The measure in question has been to reduce the maximum recharge of energy allowed per return during the qualifying session from 9.0 MJ (megajulios) to 8.0 MJ.
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FIA heeds F1 qualifying concerns with crucial Japanese GP rule change
The FIA has acted to heed the concerns centred around energy harvesting in Formula 1 qualifying by implementing a rule change for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. After talks with all 11 teams, the sport’s governing body has chosen to reduce the energy available for drivers to recharge from 9MJ [megajoules] to 8MJ. The first two races in Australia and China have seen drivers to complete this recharge process during qualifying laps, which can …
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