FIA ban refuelling in races.

The FIA has announced that refue💝lling in Formula 1 will be banned from next season in a further bid to drive downꩲ costs.

Coming on the day that it was confirmed🦩 cost-capping will be introduced to the sport, the FIA have taken further steps to reduce budgets by revealing F1 cars will no longer be able to refill during pit-stops.

Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F2008 Pitstop, Chinese F1 Grand Prix, Shanghai, 17th-19th October 2008
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F2008 Pitstop, Chinese F1 Grand Prix, Shanghai, 17th-19th October…
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The FIA has announced that refuelling in Formula 🉐1 will be banned from next season in a further bid to drive down costs𝓰.

Coming on the day that it was confirmed cost-capping will be introduced to the sport, the FIA have taken further steps to reduce budgets by reveali💧ng F1 cars will no longer be able to refill during pit-stops.

An attempt to save costs for transporting refuelling equipment and incr💮ease the incentive for engine builders to improve fuel economy, the move comes into effect next season and will go a long way to removing question marks about 'fuel weight' before the races.

In addition, tyre blankets a✅nd tyre-heating devices will also be banned from next season.

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