FIA World Motor Sports Council (WMSC) approved and confirmed the 2019 season F1 calendar and fine adjustments to the technology and competition rules at its regular meeting on Friday.
final version of the new season F1 calendar is exactly the same as the previous temporary version. Melbourne, Australia will hold its opening match on March 17, while the final match will still be held in Abu Dhabi, which happens to be December 1. The China Grand Prix is confirmed as the third round of the season and will be held at Shanghai SAIC International Racing on April 14. The official confirmation of the calendar means that the 1,000th Grand Prix in F1 history will be held in China.
At the same time, WMSC confirmed the adjustments to the rules in 2019. The most popular one is the overtaking rules after the safety car period. After modification, "ensure a coherent point" will be used as a reference benchmark for starting overtaking, and it is suitable for three different races to start over again. It is understandable that this "coherence point" should be the starting line/finishing line.
Starting from next year's Australian Grand Prix, the first car inspection of the race weekend will be completed by each team before the first time the racing drives on the track, and must meet the standards of all safety-related matters. Meanwhile, at the end of the first game of the new season, in addition to the lattice flag waving at the finish line, drivers on the field were also prompted in the form of electronic signal lights on the side of the track.
In addition, the new rules will further strengthen the "curfew". After team personnel related to racing operations leave the track, they must be nine hours before they can re-enter the paddock, compared with eight hours currently.
technical rules, the position of the rearview mirror will be adjusted, and the height of the rear wing will be adjusted to ensure clear vision in the rear; the on-board camera will be placed in a higher position, so as to look down in the upper direction of the "halo"; profile lights are installed on the end plates on both sides of the rear wing to ensure that drivers can discover the car in a low-visual environment and improve track safety; for safety reasons, the "halo" fairing will be slightly modified, so that once a dangerous situation occurs, it will be easier for drivers to escape from the driving layer.
2019 calendar:
date Grand Prix
March 17 Australia
March 31 Bahrain
April 14 China
April 28 Azerbaijan
May 12 Spain
May 26 Monaco
June 9 Canada
June 23 France
June 30 Austria
July 14 UK
July 28 Germany
August 4 Hungary
8 Hungary
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9/8 Italy
9/22 Singapore
9/29 Russia
1/13 Japan
1/27 Mexico
1/3 United States
1/17 Brazil
1/12/1 Abu Dhabi
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