Friday practice sessions won’t have to follow the two-race engine rules either. This means that teams are likely to be driving more on the day because they don’t have to save their engines for the Saturday qualifying and Sunday race. However, teams will be limited to two cars driven by the regular race drivers or nominated third member.
The use of only one tyre manufacturer will see a doubling of the amount of dry weather tyres available, now up to 14 sets per weekend, and a new GPS system is expected that will be used to communicate to drivers as well as monitor their current positions at all times.