FIA Approves 2027 F1 Staff and Resource Restrictions

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved five articles for Formula 1’s 2027 operational regulations that restrict teams’ use of staff and resources from non-F1 activities, tightening separation under the sport’s cost-cap framework. The rules are intended to prevent teams from gaining access to personnel, facilities or technical work funded outside their Formula 1 operations without accounting for those resources under the budget cap. They apply to links between F1 teams and other activities within their parent organisations, including road-car development and other motorsport programmes. The regulations set minimum separation periods for staff changing roles. An employee moving from an F1 operation to another restricted activity must remain there for at least 12 consecutive months before returning to F1. A person moving from a non-F1 programme into F1 must first observe a three-month period during which they cannot undertake company activities. The rules also tighten access between departments. The regulations bar non-F1 staff from entering F1 factories and prevent F1 personnel from visiting colleagues in other divisions. They restrict shared use of resources such as...