F1 bosses abandon meeting plan after witnessing what happened at Chinese Grand Prix
Formula One bosses and the FIA have abandoned plans to hold a meeting after the Chinese Grand Prix to discuss the new regulations.
On Sunday morning, youngster Kimi Antonelli secured the first F1 race win of his career as he claimed victory in Shanghai's Chinese Grand Prix.
The race came one week after the opening round in Melbourne, Australia, with Antonelli's Mercedes teammate George Russell claiming the first win of the 2026 season.
A brief one week break will follow the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of the third race of the season at Japan's Suzuka Circuit on March 29.
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During this break, it was reported that the FIA and F1 team principals would hold a meeting to discuss the first races of the season, but after watching the Chinese Grand Prix, this plan has been scrapped.
Ahead of and during the 2026 season, there has been much discussion about the radical changes to the F1 regulations introduced this year, with four-time champion Max Verstappen one of the most outspoken against the new rules.
Therefore, F1 bosses planned to hold a meeting post-China to consider making minor adjustments to the regulations, should they deem it necessary,
However, as reported by The Race, the success of the Chinese Grand Prix, which saw fans praising the excitement of battles across the grid, has led to the discussions being shelved due to feeling that there is no need to rush through modifications right now.
The meeting would have involved team principals discussing their first impressions of the new regulations set and give them the chance to offer suggestions of any immediate changes.
Following testing in Bahrain, there were concerns that the new regulations would not be popular with fans, with the energy saving methods potentially creating a poor spectacle for fans.
If this had been the case during the first two races in Australia and China, then there was an option to make minor adjustments before the Japaneses Grand Prix, but this has been deemed not to be necessary
Despite feelings that there are some changes that need to be made, they are not deemed to be big enough worries to force a change at this stage following the entertaining sprint and main race in China.
Additionally, the confirmation that both the the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix have been cancelled has granted F1 a bigger gap between the third and fourth races of the season to evaluate the regulations and consider changes.
As it stands, the meeting between team principals will still go ahead, but will instead take place following the Japanese Grand Prix and will instead be a technical working group meeting with technical chiefs to evaluate the regulations.
Should it be decided that improvements are needed, then it is believed there is enough time to draft the revised regulations and have them in place when F1 arrives in Miami during the first weekend of May.
Ben McCrum