Changes In Formula 1 Car Guidelines in 2022

Since the Formula 1 2022 season was announced, everyone's been busy around the cars. You might be waiting eagerly to catch a glimpse of these cars in the pre-season testing.

But we have updates on Formula 1 2022 guidelines that will take your excitement to another level. In other words, the guidelines for Formula 2022 are quite different from the previous seasons. Read on to know about the changes in 2022 Formula1 guidelines!

Frozen Power Units

Hybrid power units have served Formula cars for about eight years so far. But now, different manufacturers are working on a new set of power units, targeted for the year 2026, which will be carbon neutral and sustainably fuelled. In the meantime, the FIA has imposed a freeze on further development on the current hybrid engines. This will help keep costs low and also allow the work for the next-gen units to begin sooner.

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Two-Part Pre-Season Test

Last year was one of the shortest pre-testing seasons since the frozen technical regulations only required three days for the teams. Due to significant changes in the technical rules, the schedule for the pre-testing season has doubled for 2022. There will be a low-key pre-testing in Barcelona, followed by an official pre-season test in Bahrain.

Tightening of Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions

Another new guideline that came into effect this season is the sliding scale of aerodynamic testing. It is a combination of both CFD and wind tunnel time. This season, things are getting stricter.

From 2022 onwards, the benchmark team which gets 100% of the allocated time is now the team in seventh place. The teams will be split into five per cent intervals. As a result, the first place can only get 70% of the aerodynamic testing time.

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Lower Budget Cap Level

In 2021, the initial baseline figure for the budget was $145 million. But this figure is set to drop this season and the seasons hereafter. The figure has dropped down by $5 million to $140 million for 2022 and will drop by another $5 million in 2023. But there is a concession - every race after the 21st in a season will allow an increase in the cap by $1.2 million. In 2022, the total number of races scheduled are 23. This has been done to level the playing field for all teams.

Tyre Regulations

One of the critical changes in guidelines for 2022 is the tyre size. The new technical regulations have changed the tyre size from 13 inches to 18 inches. But there are more rules to support this. The first change concerns the tyre blankets these cars use to heat the tyres in the garage. Previously, the teams could heat the front tyres to 100 degrees Celsius. From 2022 onwards, the temperature for heating front tyres has been lowered to 70 degrees Celsius.

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It seems like Formula 1 2022 is going to get better and bigger!