New cost-restriction measures

As part of the total 10-year freeze on engine development, only engines that have been homologated by the FIA and supplied by March 31, 2008, at the latest, will be allowed for use in the 2008-2017 Championships. Each of these engines must include all the components specified in the F1 2008 Technical Regulations and be identical to the one used for two events in the 2007 Championship.

A number of cost-reduction principles have been approved for the FIA Formula One World Championship.

The following restrictions related to aerodynamic testing will be applied from 2008:

Teams must not use more than one wind tunnel.

• Maximum wind speed in the test section: 50 m/sec.

• Maximum scale of the model: 60%.

The aerodynamic test will be carried out in a wind tunnel if at a reduced scale or on FIA-approved test tracks if at full scale. The full-scale test is subject to the provisions concerning F1 testing.

• Full-scale specific aerodynamic tests will be reduced to 5 days/year.

Other restrictions will be imposed on bench testing, design and manufacturing, suspensions and brakes, hydraulic systems, bodywork, weight distribution, circuit testing, and personnel numbers at races.

The teams will be more fully informed of these restrictions at a meeting scheduled for January 11, 2008, and detailed regulations elaborated based on these principles will be presented at the CMSA (World Motor Sport Council) spring meeting.

The kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), which will be introduced in 2009, will remain a fully open technology. As such, any type of storage/transmission technology for KERS can be used.

According to a statement from the FIA