According to German media AMS, F1 plans to launch a new transmission rules in the 2022 season to synchronize the transmission limit rules with the power unit. The current rules require the use of 6 consecutive games, and the new rules will be adjusted to limit the total amount and not limit the specific use of the gearbox. This is another measure to "simplify the rules".
The current F1 transmission rules require each transmission to be used for 6 consecutive games, but the transmission rules for practice competitions are not restricted, which is what we usually call "Friday dedicated gearbox". If the transmission fails and does not reach 6 games, then the starting position of the next game will be refunded 5 positions due to changing the gearbox. The new regulations disclosed by
AMS no longer limit the usage of each gearbox. That is to say, the team can drive a new gearbox in each game and then use an old gearbox. As long as the transmission usage does not exceed 6 units throughout the season, the team can call it at will.
In the 2022 season's sports rules, the rules regarding the gearbox have been re-drafted. According to AMuS, the gearbox will no longer need to be used continuously for a certain number of races in the future. Instead, according to the rules of power unit components, the total number of uses is limited every year, and the fleet will adjust and use it themselves.
It is said that this set of new regulations that have not been issued yet, only the Aston Martin F1 team expressed opposition. Martin believes that after the budget cap , F1 should no longer limit the transmission usage. Andy Stevenson, director of Martin F1 sports, said: "We can only carry out R&D under the budget cap. If the team wants to invest more funds into the gearbox, they can only reduce their investment in other components, so there is no need to (limit the number) to punish drivers."
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