FIA ban refuelling in races.

The FIA has announced that refuelling in Formula 1 will be banned from 𒈔next season in a further bid to drive down 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 refilܫl 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 ཧannounced that refuelling in Formula 1 will be banned from next seaso💙n in a further bid to drive down 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.

An attempt to save costs for transporting refuelling equipment and increase the incentive for engine builders to improve fuel econ꧅omy, 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 and tyre-heat𝓰ing devꦓices will also be banned from next season.

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