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We want YOUR ideas and questions on F1's future for Stefano Domenicali
🕑 Added 2025-07-22 19:16:17 +0000 UTCFormula 1 is heading into arguably its biggest rules shake-up in history next year, as all-new cars with new hybrid power units make their debut.
The regulation overhaul has not been without controversy though, as opinions remain divided about whether it is the right step, and if it will actually make the racing any better.
It is a change that has also prompted some deeper debate about where F1 should head for the long term – as talk of a return to V8s or V10s has surfaced once again.
To dig a bit deeper into where F1 sees itself going, The Race will soon be speaking exclusively to series CEO Stefano Domenicali to discuss what the championship’s future may look like.
We also want to put The Race Members’ Club's thoughts and questions to Domenicali to see what he thinks of your ideas and vision for F1’s long-term future.
And this is not just about engines and cars – it includes debate like should races still be 90 minutes/190 miles? Should we have a sprint every weekend? Should we have reverse grids? Which rules should F1 ditch?
So what do you want to ask him, and what ideas do you think should be discussed?
Let us know in the comments on this post before midday UK time on Tuesday July 29, and we’ll put a selection of your thoughts and ideas to Domenicali in our interview.
Comments
Xepha
How can we eliminate feature requirements, and make others more empirical, so that teams can find their own engineering solutions to problems? Key areas that want to see change are 1) restrictive specifications inherited from non-cost-cap eras across all areas. In particular, the non-driver weight limit needs to go away. 2) Empirical turbulence tests to restrict (though of course not eliminate) dirty air, and 3) empirical crash tests. Formula 1 is supposed to be the series we watch because the cars are unfettered and cutting edge designs, but given the restrictive base design plans of the current and upcoming formulas it's hard to call them that anymore.
Nick Surface
Has the budget cap done anything other than cost jobs and increase profits for team shareholders? How does an artificial 1 second gap from P1 to P20 improve the sport?
