They didnt want another quality driver then

What the?

Formula One Regulation Changes
FIA Formula One World Championship
MON 09.12.13
Paris – 9 December 2013

Following a meeting of the F1 Strategy Group and the Formula One Commission in Paris today, the following items have been unanimously approved:

• Cost cap

The principle of a global cost cap has been adopted. The limit will be applied from January 2015.

A working group will be established within the coming days comprising the FIA, representatives of the Commercial Rights Holder and Team representatives.

The objective of the working group will be to have regulations approved by the end of June 2014.

• Pirelli Tyre test – Bahrain, 17-19 December, 2013

The F1 Commission agreed to a change to the 2013 Sporting Regulations, on safety grounds, allowing the Formula One tyre supplier to carry out a three-day test in Bahrain from 17-19 December, 2013. All Formula One teams have been invited to take part in the test and six have accepted: Red Bull Racing, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Force India and Toro Rosso.

• Driver numbers

Drivers will be asked to choose their race number, between 2 and 99, for the duration of their career in the FIA Formula One World Championship. Number 1 will be reserved for the current World Champion, should he choose to use it.

If more than one driver choses the same number, priority will be given to the driver who finished highest in the previous year’s championship.

• New penalties

The principle of a five-second penalty for minor infringements was agreed. In what form such a penalty will be applied will be discussed with Formula One’s teams in order that a new regulation be introduced for 2014 season.

• Points for the last race

Double drivers’ and constructors’ points will be awarded at the final race of the Formula One season in order to maximise focus on the Championship until the end of the campaign.

These changes are immediately applicable, given the mandate assigned to the FIA President at the last World Motor Sport Council meeting, held on 4 December in Paris.

FIA Formula One Press Office

Not sure on the last point

I agree Adam, it seems a bit gimmicky for me. I'm sure someone will work out somewhere when we would have had different world champions had this applied in the past. The championship should be about who's been best over the season, winning the last race shouldn't count as equal to two other races simply because they were earlier in the season. In reality, this season it would have simply meant the championship ended a race later than it did and still wouldn't have gone to the last race.

If every race is equally important than the same amount of points should be given

Im not sure on money caps either, its meant to be the best of the best yet you are trying to stop them from being that

interesting, im liking the sound of most of them, time will tell I guess

The year after they have to do the last European race in reverse of the previous qualifying result whilst singing a song ........ Well not really but I can see further daft rules getting added if they can only spend £1 a race

Not that it matters. Vettel will be more than 50 points ahead with 5 races to go anyway so it'll make no difference whatsoever.

2015 is where we'll really see changes with the cost cap. That's why Red Bull can dominate. Money.

Think it will be good next year as well. You never know if vettel is going to as good this year, will have to find out in the first couple of races.

Why can these busy bods just leave sport alone, stop changing things and forcing entertainment, I'm an F1 fan for the WHOLE season

Depends how they have got on with the new engines, problem being that they will still have this "traction control"

Agree adam, all of them should or should have it. Im sure if the other teams will follow suit.

damn why did the test in bahrain have to be 17th-19th december
I could have gone if i was still in saudi next week

The law of the sod Stevie......!!