The FIA has shared the decisions from F1 Commission meet as they defer the outcome on points, as rear-facing camera is approved.
Following the Chinese GP, the second meeting of 2024 F1 Commission took place at the FIA office in Geneva with host of them joining in online. It was headed by single-seaters head Nikolaz Tombazis and Formula 1 head Stefano Domenicali.
The biggest talking point coming into the meet was regarding extending the points scoring position from Top 10 to Top 12. The idea was to change the current scoring of 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 to 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
It would see a change from seventh until 12th, thereby allowing more drivers to score. But during the meet, the group decided to defer any decision making with time at hand for its implementation to come in 2025, as further analysis is required.
The one thing which got approved was the rear-facing camera from 2024 Spanish GP onward. Further changes to the Sporting and Technical regulations were also approved, but the decision on the F1 2025 pre-season testing was not taken as such.
With Australia returning to be the season-opener in the middle of March and Bahrain being pushed to April, a venue to stage the pre-season testing is to be decided whether to undertake it still in Middle East and or return back to an European venue.
Here’s the media statement from the FIA on F1 Commission meet –
The commission discussed topics including alterations to Championship points allocation, amendments to the Technical and Sporting Regulations and pre-season testing for 2025 following options presented by the Sporting Advisory Committee. The following is an overview of the key discussion points and decisions:
Championship points: Commission members discussed a proposal for changes to the distribution of Championship points, as described in Articles 6.4 and 6.5 of the Sporting Regulations. It was agreed that further analysis of proposed changes was required with a view to a proposal to be presented to the F1 Commission meeting in July.
2025 Pre-season testing: Following discussions during the recent Sporting Advisory Committee, it was agreed that a proposal for 2025 pre-season testing dates/venues will be presented by Formula One Management for consideration by the F1 Commission.
Rear-facing cameras: The introduction of rear-facing cameras was agreed from the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix.
A number of minor changes were also approved for the Sporting and Financial Regulations.
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