Overview
- FIA officials and team technical leaders held the first meeting Thursday and agreed to pursue limited changes to how cars store and deploy electric power.
- The review targets lift-and-coast driving and the super-clipping effect, where energy shifts from the engine to the battery and cuts speed even at full throttle.
- Safety concerns rose after Oliver Bearman’s high-speed crash at Suzuka, and the drivers’ union has urged uniform control software to stop sudden power surges.
- The timeline sets a Sporting Regulations meeting on April 15, a technical follow-up on April 16, and a high-level session on April 20 before an e-vote and FIA council ratification.
- Any near-term fixes are expected to be software-led and could be trialed from the Miami Grand Prix in early May, though resistance from front-running teams may slow consensus.