The biggest technical rule changes in Formula 1 history
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- Massive rule changes on the scale we’re seeing in 2022 in Formula 1 are rare. Although they have become a little more frequent in recent times, it’s still unusual for there to be overhauls so widespread that it impacts not just the look of the cars, but even sometimes the style of racing and the competitive order.
In this video, we rank the most game-changing new regulation packages in history. By packages, we mean a raft of changes made between seasons rather than those made during the year - for the best of those, check out our video ‘10 times F1 rules were changed during a season’.
The order is dictated by how far-reaching the rule changes were in terms of the engines, chassis concept and the nature of F1. This means we’re looking at what might be called the modern era of F1 over the past four decades, simply because this is when the regulations have become increasingly far-reaching.
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One really important change, that altered look of the cars quite significanly, happened in 1988. From that year the feet of the driver can't extend beyond the front wheels axle. Simple but really effective safety change, because leg injuries were quite common in bigger crashes.
Had no idea that happened, but it totally makes sense
Damn thanks FYI
That also explains why some mid-80's cars looked so unbalanced - big hump, but a very short nose. A 00's F1 driver sat in one of those and said that feeling of having his legs so far forward was impressive, IIRC.
@@laso8608 hi LASO.
@@vaclav_fejt i bet 2022 F1 cars looked worse than 1988 F1 cars from Gran Turismo 3.
1998 - 2008 were my favorite cars of all time. They just looked incredible and amazingly agile. Now they're too big and heavy. Wish they had a rule that each car has to fit inside a standard parking spot
sadly that wont happen due to the increased chassis size for safety etc
Them 2008 cars were wingnuts, they looked like they would take off with those bargeboards
They're my 2nd pick. My favorite are late 80s-early 90s cars. So simple looking, yet so furious! Round wheels and H-Manuals.
@@sidders5023 prior to 2017 they weren't bad
Yeah, I loved the aero on 2008 cars. IMO that season had the best looking cars ever. 2017-2021 period is 2nd best.
Venturi Tunnels are the most underrated thing to come back - not many people realise the *amazing downforce* it produced in the ‘70’s. I’m also glad that the bargeboards are gone, they were massively complex and even the slightest damage could destroy a driver’s race.
Can’t wait for how the new cars *actually* look like once the engineers find all the loopholes and quirks.
mostly cuz the sliding skirts tho right? and we have a min. distance between floor/road with the plank and skid plates... cant wait what they come up with and what we will uncover in the full season.
I'm sure the engineers have already found some *bold* solutions for this season
“not many people realise the amazing downforce it produced...”
I’d say most of us here are aware of the Lotus 79.... Ground Effect is one of F1’s watershed moments after all.
@@-BuddyGuy **nice**
70-80's were gnarly for underbody downforce, until the FIA took a sledgehammer to it. I mean, the Williams FW08 could race functionally, without a front wing.
Imagine how fast a car would be if the designers could choose any rules from the last 50 years!
It would probably look and drive a lot like the SRT Tomahawk VGT. However the cornering g-forces would kill the driver after one lap lol.
@@sevegarza I'm curious, how old are you?
@@sevegarza yes. Tire grips are also decreased by 60 percent as well.
I would love to see what they'd come up with with 2008 regulations. I think that was the last year the cars actually looked futuristic and spaceship-like. I love the look from the 2017-2021 cars but MAN did the 2008 cars looked cool!
@@sevegarza Nah, probably more like the X machines by Red Bull.
They were created with with a complete disregard for rule limitations in motorsport, to exist within the world of Gran Turismo.
I hope the new regs allow us to see different styles of driving and more driver impact.
They won’t.
@@F-Man :(
Me too, we can be hopeful
@@F-Man Ferrari sucks
@@F-Man okok
2017 changes were such a failure. The smaller cars were so much better. Looked way better and the racing was way better
They over reacted to the drivers saying the 2014/16 cars were unfun to drive and impossible to get the power from the new torque filled v6 hybrid to the ground with the skinny tyres.
The racing was better yes, but looking better is.. debatable. 2017 brought wide bois with low and sleek rear wings.
@@dougconner95 They could've widened the track to 2m, widened the tires, and maintained the restrictive aero rules of 2009-2016 and it would've fared better than the 2017-2021 regulations.
F1 should return to the car and front wing sizes of 2000-2005. The narrower cars allowed more side-by-side racing and those narrower wings were far less likely to be damaged by collisions. Plus they looked prettier than even the 2022 cars.
A shame side by side racing was prevented by refuelling, 2010-13 had the best overtaking in my opinion. Having said that, I think everyone wants narrower cars
Narrower and lighter. The nimbleness of the late-90's to mid-00's machines was amazing to watch. They had such an awe-inspiring impression of speed that just can't be matched by any current/recent machinery.
@@futbolista24 agreed. Since the cars are getting a little bit smaller i think f1 is making baby steps in the right direction.
On the other hand, the cars are getting heavier, mainly because of safty features and the battery. I think we will have to wait a fair time for cars to get lighter and more nimble again.
I think for the cars to become shorter in length, the engine will need to be completely changed.
@@Xiphactinus The lack of overtaking due to refueling made the few overtakes that occurred from drivers pressuring each other over 20+ laps that much more exciting tbh.
Although I don't mind never bringing back refueling, I kinda feel like the artificial frequent overtaking of DRS isn't really that exciting either.
I was arguing about this the other day, people somehow have a hard time realising that we are witnessing an historic rule change
Nice story bro. Don't forget to take your meds.
@@igisanchez265 You get today's Roast Award.
I only hope the current formula will remain for at least ten years - as Aidan Millward said it, the rich teams will likely perfect it quickly, the poorer slowly, thus if you want closer racing, we have to wait until everyone catches up and not change the rules every three years. Also, the new car looks *fire.*
Sink or swim that’s the problem giving everyone who is weak a leg up no let them improve on their own like Mercedes did
I know we all want closer racing and have more than 2 teams/drivers fighting for the championship, but I do love the innovation of teams and their genius engineering solutions.
Which is what I also love about the sport, the engineering behind the machines, but I get not all teams can operate on an equal playing field and this is to limit the scope of the larger teams.
thats why red bull and mercedes got less time than the other teams to use the wind tunnel for testing for this season, so we would see if the bottom teams really used good their time and analysis for this upcoming rules.
Having specifications doesn't mean you can't innovate, just inside a spectre of rules. And don't forget f1 need to balance technicity, sport and cost. And i think the balance is quite good for now.
I personally don't think look at the RB 18/19 they are the best and Fast asf but nothing innovative
Brawn GP gets mentioned without mentioning the double-diffuser challenge (impossible)
The flat bottom regs were BY FAR the biggest rule change in F1 because unlike every other change no one saw them coming. Most had to severely modify their cars by chopping the side pods down to their minimum. Brabham completely trashed their BT51 "pit stop" car in favor of the gorgeous BT52 delta shape championship winner.. Even the McLaren-Porsche's were effected as that engine was designed with up-swept (and restrictive) exhaust ports to keep the headers and turbos above the car under tunnels, that hurt them later as horsepower numbers increased.
I know the first one was Turbo related but I would have added in 1981-82 when the FIA increased the minimum weight to favour the manufacturers/Turbos.
They were very heavy on fuel usage so their power advantage was balanced by the increased weight, this change was the beginning of the end for the Cosworth DFV.
It also played an extremely important part in the FISA-FOCA divide and led to the water ballast and DSQ in Brazil 1982 and thus boycott of San Marino 82.
Can we just take a second to appreciate this channel? I love new content produced during winter break, can't wait for 2022 season and those videos ease pain a little :D
I think most of us can agree the 2009-2016 cars were the ugliest phase, visually, in F1 history, especially the 2014 season. Some exceptions of course being the '09 Brawn, '09 Ferrari and some others.
That W08 without the sharkfin is so amazing
I'll be glad to see the back of the godawful bargeboard & turning vane sidepod clutter!
"Williams famously struggled to re-adapt the passive suspension". We know what that cost to the F1 world
Exactly what I was thinking
Very costly indeed
but they won the 1996-1997 title tho, so it's not because of that particular rule change. I'll say the narrowed body rules in 1998 is the culprit
@@naufalkusumah2192 mate he's talking about Senna.
@@renatatostada3318 ah shit, I missunderstood his comment. But wasn't the steering shaft that broke, and not the suspension itself?
In the 50's and 60's they had frequent changes in the engine formula, which technically speaking meant an entire new formula.
EDD STRAW hope that is a nickname or we have some weird parents :P
i bet on weird parents. hence why he's obese. he's not living it well. i honestly hate this dude.
This content is easing my severe f1 withdrawals
Those old tobacco liveries are still free advertisement for the cigarette brands (at least those that still exist today). But they are still fucking gorgeous!
0:53 This makes no sense, these early changes had a huge impact, also the change from alcohol-based fuels in the early to mid 50s, to petrol/gasoline and the race distance dropped from 500km to about 300km for the 1958 season. This meant a loss in power, but fuel tanks could be smaller, so smaller lighter cars were possible and this led the way to the first V6 engined F1 race winner from Ferrari and the rear-engined revolution began. By the end of the decade, Jack Brabham became the first driver to win the F1 title in a rear-engined car.
F1 should change name to GP1 this season...
It still triggers me when people say "normally" rather than "naturally" aspirated.
I’m pretty confident the FIA looked at Mercedes and Red Bull’s domination and wanted to change it. When a sport is predictable it takes all of the excitement out of it. I want F1 more like MotoGP.
Wouldn't be the first time. The mass banning of driver aids in 1994 was partly motivated by the dominance of Williams, who had more driver aids (and more effective driver aids) than anyone else. It didn't stop them from winning entirely (the 1998 rule changes did that), but it did pull them back into the pack and generate some actual title fights.
Does Red Bull use a Mercedes engjne?
3:34 the most creative and funny F1 car sponsorship ad must be Sega with Sonic's feet on the drivers. Such good idea for a videogame company.
The only thing with the 2022 cars that still bothers me is the relatively high up front wing. I can see issues like in the 2000s knocking wings against the rear end of other cars at the start. It also in my opinion dampens the look of the 2022 car. if it was at the 2017-2021 height, it could be a much better looking car. however, it looks more like an RC car or a childs toy, designed not to dig into the grass. If high rake is still a thing (I hope it is, just for the sake of allowing teams be unique) maybe that changes things
I think this Era of f1 will be very similar to the 2009 cars which I think will be amazing. Someone will get it right and be pretty far ahead my bet is either ferrari or mclaren, the cars will likely be similar from a ascetic point of view and will have less downforce
LoL sage 🤣🤣 quite pathetic that is lol
I love your coverage during the season, but I feel like half of your most recent videos can be summarized by "F1 CHANGES WOOHOO!"
Notice every attempt for "better racing" has failed, why should we expect anything different this time?
FIA rule changes ,,, are usually designed to stop a team continually dominating season after season. Previously, WILLIAMS, FERRARI, RED BULL AND NOW MERCEDES.
That won't happen I can tell you why.
It’s really amazing the Lewis hasn’t won all of the 8 driver championships in the turbo hybrid era with Mercedes. Clearly the most dominant car in F1 history. Mercedes and Toto have truly been the story of the past decade
Pressed on your profile and saw all your anti Hamilton comments it’s clear you just don’t like Hamilton
@@Umar-gw6fy you are a Hamilton sycophant and I am an old Seb fan who recently likes George. I do feel that the British fellate Sir Lewis. Also how do you not agree that Sir Lewis should have won 8 championships at Mercedes the greatest team in the history of F1. We shall see how Lewis does in 2023 against George
Rent free
It’s real funny that your life will always be shit compared to Hamilton’s life what have you accomplished again?
@@samfields3086 probably more than Sam Fields but why so sensitive Sammy?
Nice piece. I know this wasn't necessarily an opinion piece but the 2014 hybrid changes were by a long shot the most damaging to F1. Standing at Eau Rouge in 2019 vs my previous visit in 2008 was like watching sparrows when i'd been watching eagles. Shameful the sport is used by the car manufacturers to push their hybrid bullshit. I'm all for moving away from ICE on the roads but why we have to ruin F1 for them is beyond me. Good riddance to the MGU-H when it goes. Just wish it was now.
OK, so one question quick: How will subscribing to the channel ensure you "WILL BE producing videos in the PAST, [present and future]"?
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P1 mate! Get in there!
You are right
Some of these changes really shook things up. I wonder what chance we have of that happening again
Dont cut the sidepods
When there are changes of this magnitude there are usually two reasons.
The first is safety and that's an admirable goal.
The second, however, is due to the dominance of one or two teams as is the case in this instance.
I find this second reason to be an overall negative force on the sport as it punishes success. Mercedes and Red Bull have dominated the racing for over 10 years now and I understand how people want to see a change at the top. It's natural to want variety but, it shouldn't come at the expense of of those who've made the sport great in the first place.
As far as the changes go, the biggest changes that were not introduced by the FIA were the addition of one Michael Schumacher and later the Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton models. It's yet to be seen if the more recent models will pan out but the Max Verstappen seems to be doing well.
On a different subject: C'mon TH-cam! A whole 1 1/2 minutes into this video the commercials started interrupting it! Seriously, is this how you pressure people into paying for content? That's a pretty shitty way to go about it!
this is messsy video
6:02 and made them look better. If you try to tell me that the 2008 F1 cars looked better than the 2009 ones, your opinion is uncomprehensible
the 1998-2008 cars will always be the best looking ones
Really won't make a difference. Its a power sport and while the PU is unchanged then the order will be unchanged.
Ι suppose in a few years the cars will be 10+m long with 26 inches wheels and the drivers will be required to have visible golden teeth :)
Not mentioning DRS seems a bit daft...
Y'all just becoming WatchMojo F1
New F1 cars look like dirt with the wheel covers 🤮👎🤮👎🤮👎🤮👎
I still hate those front wings on the 22 cars, the rest I'm either or but those front wings are horribly ugly!!!!
The Yanks are continuing to rule.. to hell with the 2022 cars. Cheers Bernie, not 🙄
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These new regulations are like changing the education system to limit the gap between intelligent, hardworking students and the rest.
Fuel allowance was already in place pre-2014, though. 150 or 160 kg, reducing to 100 for 2014 before two separate 5 kg increases for 2017 & 2019, respectively.
The V6 Turbo Hybrid wasn't a given yet in 2010, so impossible for Mercedes or any manufacturer, for that matter.
Admittedly, I'm slightly surprised 2009 is below 2014, even though the latter was mainly about powertrains rather than aero like the former.
That 2022 car looks like a bloody limousine!! Not liking
If races are fixed and winners have already been chosen, why waste time changing rules?
Those 2009 changes to big and ugly cars turned me away in those years
So the fia, wants to turn f1 in to indy car racing, where all the cars the same, engines the same, so next we have oval tracks,
Well...let's hope it works, and makes the grid more level, and hopefully we'llsee some different folk on the podium.....;.)
We won't
Feels like every time FIA change rules mid season they make things worse
just a quick one about rules, how much is it to fix the outome of a race like last time, and can anyone send in a bribe
I find it funny that for some of these rule changes it lowered lap times but then “eventually f1 designers found a way around it and lap times dropped” nothing stops those inhuman designers
The look of 2022 F1 cars looked worse than 1988.
I hope they reduce the size and weight of cars next time round
Will the 2022 cars still make use of drs?
Yes
In one of your articles regarding standardized wheels for 2022, you mentioned that they are being made by German brand BBS, but I believe it is actually BBS Japan that is contracted to produce them.
I just hope that the constructors will be able to push their designs to the limit and F1 won't turn into a spec or semi-spec series
Way too early to be evangelising the 2022 changes.
Maybe unpopular opinion, but for me the very wide front wings that span the whole width of the car is the ugliest evolution of single seaters in the last decade. And it's everywhere now.
Slightly off-topic, but on the photo at 2:10 you can see that the top of Senna's helmet actually protrudes from the imaginary line between the top of the roll hoop and the top of the dashboard. This does not look safe at all in case the car would have flipped and dug into grass.
These roll bars were for show only. If a driver really depended on them to save his life, he would've lost his head.
I don't like the V6 turbo hybrid engines. I was really hoping that F1 would bring V8 or V10 engines in 2022
That would be epic!
The big auto makers, who are paying the bills, want the cars to be more relatable to the general public who are buying 4-6 cylinder cars. Billionaires will buy sports cars with V10 engines anyway, regardless of whether it races, as long as you tell them the car will be rare and the value will go up in 10 years.
Isnt it just gonna be more about power engine and less about aero?
The mustache wings look great
A year on and the dominance I still here and thriving
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"...And suffered from aerodynamic instability " Proceeds to show an upside down Williams 🤣. I love TheRace
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James Allison caused this video
We'll see.
the fun fact the cost cap $145 million , but only 3 team can due that cause enermous money they have ,
Mercedes , Redbull , Ferari , the other f1 team cant even do that
estimated mclaren alphine i think just barely $ 100 million spend , the other below them if you ask me william and hass cant even force to use $ 50 million cause william almost bankcrup and hass have no money to spend cause issue same
Really looking forward to 2022, but I'm still very sceptical about the change in the pecking order. Contrary what many believe, I still think Mercedes will be the dominant force this era with perhaps Red Bull and Ferrari closer than ever, but I think the Mercedes Team just works so well as a design bureau it's very hard to eclipse their design efficiency. Given most of the main staff have been relatively unchainged the last few years, I think they are still the big favorites for next season. Still hope I'm 100 % wrong though
Hello there
cvt + 18" wheels = vomit!
You'd maybe all laugh but if the cars get less complicated and he gets a competitive car, then Stroll will be right up there with the best. His natural ability is great, his relationship with all the buttons and knobs not so much.
I still can't quite wrap my head over how grooved tyres that reduces grip is introduced in the name of safety...
We in see a 2022 car hit the tracks up till now,but you telling us,that it's the most dramatic rule change...in f1 history . guess we'll just have to wait an see..
i really can't wait for the 2022. hoping that masi and friends don't butcher it like they did with the 2021 season.
0:14 Demonetized
10:48 *foreshadowing*
change to look like indy car
2014 change to vaccum cleaner PU made F1 worst. Just bring back V10!
V10 is less efficient and less powerful. Does the V6 sound as good? No certainly not? Does the V6 produce double the power, and combined with lack of driver assists increase the level of skilled required to drive the cars? Absolutely
@@tyler_bt3326 V6ht is much more efficient, but sheer sound of V10 is really incredible, only beaten by rawness of V12 noise!
@@tyler_bt3326 okay let's bring even more efficient V4 then 😅
@@wonderfulhumanbeingwithagr6381 sure if you want. They’re considering two-stroke in future. A two stroke turbocharged V4 would sound mega
Excellent content !!! My only hope for 2022 is good looking cars .... 2014 was the year of the ugliest noses of the entire grid
Super excited to see how these cars are going to drive and what will happen with the teams!!!
Will the 2022 cars be faster on the straight?
You basically make the same video every day in the off season
If the teams are allowed freedom to develop their programs and cars the racing world been so much better because some teams would go with a slightly heavier larger engine that was possibly NA with a wider powerband while other teams would go for smaller lighter boosted engines that were more powerful with a smaller powerband. Then fuel consumption could be the ultimate equalizer. Regulate the team's budget with a max amount per team, body, size, safety, weight, suspension and tires but not engines transmissions and aerodynamics. The racing would be alot more exciting for the fans to see what the teams could roll out because the cars would be drastically different instead of a slightly different wing shape. The cars would be alot more competitive because the cars would obviously perform differently and the manufacturers would love it because their teams would be able to show their technical abilities.
Question, what would happen to the Russian GP if there is war?
I have to ask, where do you get the BGM for these videos? It sounds nice!
I’d love to see how technology has adfected driving styles and racing styles , over under steer etc
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wished they returned to the 2009-like narrow track cars. the current ones look so ugly
Yeah those were overall the best cars in F1 history
2009 cars were the ugliest in history. They all looked like lobsters or scorpions on wheels.
@@Pandamasque *cough* 2014
@@Pandamasque I'd say the 2014 cars with the dildos hanging off the nose were much uglier.
@@stevengoetz6773 But the strap-ons weren't mandatory and some cars didn't have them! The 2009 scorpion shape was unavoidable, all cars had it.
Rule changes that stifle innovation cut the link between F1 competitive engineering and R&D that filters down to road vehicles.
Aerodynamics and turbochargers, the most obvious contributions to car efficiency, developed rapidly during their F1 years.
The justification for Formula One should be in leading the development of synthetic hydrocarbon or hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, because we need fuels with higher energy density and cannot just rely on lithium battery EV.
I feel like this major change in regulations has been enforced in the hope that mercedes won't dominate again. I'm all for there being an actual title challenge but I think mercedes will nail these new regs and destroy next year
How wrong you were