Formula 1's points system will remain unchanged for 2025, in any case teams unanimously voted against it during Tuesday's meeting of the FIA F1 Commission.
In April, several midfield teams began moving to return to the normal scoring system, awarding points to the highest 10 players.
At the beginning of the 2024 season, the grid was clearly divided into the very best five and worst five teams, meaning the worst five teams couldn’t rating points unless something happened to the fifth-fastest Aston Martin team or considered one of the favourites.
Some teams argued that expanding the points positions to the highest 12 or 14 teams, and even ending even lower within the table, would give teams lower within the table more reason to fight.
The proposal was discussed on the previous Formula 1 Commission meeting in April. However, it was felt that more time was needed to ascertain the precise points structure and consider any unexpected consequences, so the matter was postponed until the following meeting, which took place in London on Tuesday.
At the meeting, attended by all 10 team representatives, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA Racing Director Nikolas Tombazis, it was agreed that the points system will remain unchanged for 2025.
“It was unanimously agreed that there will be no changes to the distribution of Championship points following the recent proposal to extend the awarding of points beyond 10th place in Grands Prix,” the FIA said in an announcement.
The initial top-five and bottom-five division in Formula 1 2024 not applies, with teams like RB and Haas often outscoring the struggling Aston Martin team within the points.
So far this season, only Sauber have did not rating points, rendering the justification for expanding the points system moot.
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR24, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-24, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24
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The Commission also agreed to extend the minimum permissible weight for drivers from 80kg to 82kg “in the interests of drivers’ well-being”. This means the minimum automobile weight may even increase by 2kg, rising from 798kg to 800kg by 2025.
It was also agreed that each one costs related to maternity/paternity leave, sick leave and team entertainment will remain excluded from the Formula 1 costs cap.
Among the plans to extend the present cost cap to roughly $220 million, while also covering significantly more items, consideration was also given to including the above-mentioned costs within the cap.
However, the transfer of paternity/maternity leave inside the fee cap was met with negative feedback from teams as it could have a disproportionate impact on female employees and will discourage teams from hiring women.
The meeting also discussed the 2026 regulations, which were outlined ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in June, prompting mixed reactions from teams.
The FIA has provided teams with information on the timetable for finalising the 2026 chassis regulations, which still require refinement to satisfy the necessities of the heavily modified power units.
The FIA said a rare meeting of the Formula 1 Commission on the 2026 regulations will happen on October 2, just ahead of a gathering of the FIA World Motor Sport Council two weeks later.
To give teams more time to check the brand new cars in 2026, it was agreed that there can be nine days of pre-season testing split into three three-day winter tests.
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