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Contrasting opinions from F1 drivers on removal of fastest lap point: “It’s not showing who is the fastest guy in the race”

The latest World Motor Sport Council brought a number of regulation changes to multiple motorsport series, including Formula 1. Among the sporting, financial and aerodynamical modifications implemented, one of the most significant promoted was the elimination of the additional point awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap of the race if he is finishing…

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Changes to the 2026 F1 Regulations announced by the WMSC; Fastest Lap point scrapped

Changes in the rules for the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 season have just been announced by the World Motor Sport Council. President Mohammed Ben Sulayem began the session saluting the latest personnel changes happened in the Federation, with the appointment of Alberto Villarreal as General Manager and of Alessandra Malhame as Senior HR Officier, ahead…

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