2024 · TECHNICAL
2024 Technical Regulations
2024 continued the ground-effect platform introduced in 2022, with the same 1.6-litre V6 turbo-hybrid power units (ICE + MGU-K + MGU-H) and 18-inch Pirelli slicks carried over from 2023. Headline tweaks were clarifications around front-wing and rear-wing flexibility — policed via in-season Technical Directives rather than headline rule changes — plus minor floor-edge geometry adjustments. The chassis weight, wheelbase limits and bodywork template stayed constant, preserving the period of development stability teams had lobbied for ahead of the 2026 reset.
Chassis & aero — stability year
The bodywork, floor template, front-wing and rear-wing regulatory envelopes carried over from 2023 largely unchanged. The story of the year was enforcement rather than rewriting: the FIA published Technical Directives during the season targeting wing flex that some teams were extracting aero gains from, particularly on the rear-wing main plane and front-wing flap interfaces. Teams adjusted homologated parts mid-season to comply.
Key changes
- Front-wing and rear-wing flex policing tightened mid-season via Technical Directives.
- Minor floor-edge refinements continuing the 2022+2023 porpoising-mitigation line.
Specific article numbers for the flex-test thresholds were not inlined — those require reading the published FIA Technical Directives and amended rule text.
Power unit — locked development, reliability windows
The 1.6-litre V6 turbo-hybrid (ICE + MGU-K + MGU-H + ES + CE) continued with a frozen development specification. Manufacturers could apply for reliability-only upgrades through FIA-mediated processes; performance-driven revisions were not allowed. Per-season component pool sizes matched 2023 (ICE, turbocharger, MGU-K, MGU-H, energy store, control electronics all counted separately, with grid penalties beyond allocation).
Safety
Safety rules were unchanged in substance from 2023. Halo, side-intrusion panels, anti-submarining structures, crash-test load targets and driver PPE (HANS, suits, helmet homologation) were all inherited. TDs clarified edge cases — integration tolerances on rear-impact structures and fuel-system sealing among them — without stepping up homologation targets.
Last updated: 2026-04-24
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