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"Formula 1" teams have agreed to shorten the distances of individual races in the 2027 season in order to change the ratio of internal combustion engines to electrical components in the current regulations.
Idman.Biz reports this with reference to "The Race".
It is worth recalling that after the team meeting held after the Miami Grand Prix, the parties agreed in principle to move from a 50/50 split to a 60/40 split. However, the implementation of this scenario will require an increase in fuel consumption, which will create additional technical difficulties.
In particular, teams would have to use more fuel in races, meaning they would have to install larger fuel tanks. Since existing designs are not designed for such fuel volumes, this could be a challenge for teams hoping to continue their existing chassis until 2027 within budget constraints.
One of the compromises was to shorten individual races on tracks with the highest fuel consumption, as well as reduce the number of pre-start laps.
"We have at least agreed at the team principal level that if someone wants to carry over their chassis to next year and can't cover 310 km, we will consider selectively shortening some races - of course, only when absolutely necessary, perhaps by one or two laps - and limiting the number of laps on the grid to one," said Alan Permane, head of the Racing Bulls team.
