FIA to ratify proposed changes for 2004

By Andrew Hooper
October 14 2003

   
FIA set to ratify proposed changes
 
October saw the Formula One Commission lay out a series of changes to the format of a Grand Prix weekend. These were accepted and now have to go before the FIA World Motor Sport Council. It is expected that these changes will be passed and put into place for the 2004 season. 

"The World Council is likely to accept the Formula One Commission's recommendations," an FIA spokesperson said. "There is unlikely to be any surprises from the meeting."

The changes to the existing format include:

a. The three-day weekend will remain.

b. Abandoning of the Friday qualifying session. Drivers will now have two one-lap qualifying attempts on the Saturday. Qualifying will be an hour-and-a-half session, allowing drivers to complete the necessary two runs. The starting order will be based on the previous race result rather than championship position.
The second run will then take place in reverse order with the slowest first on track.

c. Private testing on the Friday will be replaced with two hour-long practice sessions. The bottom six teams will be permitted to run a third car in practice.
 
 
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