The FIA originally intended to introduce an aerodynamic oscillation metric (AOM) that teams could not exceed starting with the next race of the French GP , at Paul Ricard .
His plan, which was intended to reduce car bounce and thus improve driver safety, also controversially included measures to limit certain tricks that teams might be doing with the flexible floors.
While many suspect that some teams were exploiting rules that were meant to mandate a certain stiffness for the underfloor and dash, which could make the AOM application unfair to others, the FIA announced its intention to tighten up its flex tests. from the French Grand Prix.
The FIA action plan, which had been communicated in a draft technical directive (TD) before the British GP, did not sit well with all the teams on the grid, who argued that it was not the FIA’s business to start to meddle in these matters.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said at Silverstone: “The technical directives should not be rule changes, there is a governing body and a process for it. So I think we need to talk about exactly why they have been issued. “.
“There didn’t seem to be a lot of porpoising in this last race [the British GP]. So the teams are working it out. I don’t think there’s a need for technical management intervention.”
That issue was raised at this Friday morning’s F1 Commission meeting in Austria, and it was agreed to change the date for the planned introduction of the new regulations.
The FIA statement read as follows: “After feedback and consultation with the teams and in order to enable the teams to make any necessary updates to their floorboards and skates, which will ensure a fair application of the metrics used to measure that oscillation in all cars, the application of the draft Technical Directive issued to the teams before the British Grand Prix will come into force from the Belgian Grand Prix.
The FIA statement added that the monitoring of car behavior that began at the Canadian Grand Prix will continue.
He added: “A number of proposed actions to address this issue were also discussed in the 2023 Technical Regulations, with clear directions to be taken to the Technical Advisory Committee.”
