The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has announced a number of decision following its meeting in Paris.

It approved, by a near unanimous number (just one vote against), a mandate for the FIA President, Jean Todt and the Representative of the Commercial Rights Holder, Bernie Ecclestone to make recommendations and decisions regarding a number of pressing issues in Formula One such as governance, Power Units and cost reduction. Mr Todt and Mr Ecclestone expressed their intention to establish conclusions on these matters by 31 January, 2016.

The World Motor Sport Council also approved a number of changes to the F1 Technical and Sporting Regulations.

Technical

The number of power unit tokens allowed for in-season development will be allocated as follows over the coming seasons:

2016 - 32
2017 - 25
2018 - 20
2019 - 15

Any new Power Unit manufacturer will be allocated 15 tokens in their first year, and 32 in their second.

The padded areas around the driver's head have been increased in thickness for improved safety.

Sporting

Changes have been approved by the World Motor Sport Council in regard to the way that tyres are used by teams in order to encourage differing race strategies in 2016. These include:

The tyre supplier will now provide three dry-weather compounds instead of two

Of the 13 sets of dry tyres available to each driver, the tyre supplier will choose two for the race (only one of which must be used in the race), and one set (the softest available) that may only be used in Q3. Each driver may then choose their remaining ten sets from the three available compounds

Unless intermediate or wet-weather tyres have been used, a driver must use at least two different specifications of dry-weather tyres - at least one of these must be the one chosen by the tyre supplier.

In the event of a Virtual Safety Car (VSC), DRS will now be re-enabled immediately after the VSC period. Furthermore, the VSC may also be used in practice sessions to reduce the amount of time lost during a stoppage.

Power Units homologated in previous seasons may now be re-homologated. Previously no manufacturer could supply more than one specification of PU.

The World Motor Sport Council was also advised that the FIA had agreed for Ferrari to supply a fourth customer team with a 2015-specification Power Unit in 2016.

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1. Posted by Spindoctor, 04/12/2015 12:47

"All sorted then!"

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2. Posted by gturner38, 03/12/2015 1:29

"Crash,

While the extra tire compound means extra development costs for Pirelli, the actual number of tires won't change. There will still be 13 sets available for each car, they just won't be split 7 primes/6 options."

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3. Posted by Burton, 02/12/2015 22:28

""Unless intermediate or wet-weather tyres have been used, a driver must use at least two different specifications of dry-weather tyres "

God damnit, Avery!!"

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4. Posted by Vinicius, 02/12/2015 22:08

"Best news ever to Formula 1. Give to Ecclestone and Todt full power to change everything. Manufacturers will cry, and we will laugh and celebrate a new cycle."

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5. Posted by nonickname, 02/12/2015 21:41

"Supply a 4th 2015 spec engine? To who...Haas said they were getting works spec engine...so 1 to Sauber,1 Torro Rosso and 2 to who? Or is Haas getting 2015 motors an Red Bull the same................"

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6. Posted by Crash, 02/12/2015 21:08

""Any new Power Unit manufacturer will be allocated 15 tokens in their first year, and 32 in their second."

Well, that sounds back-asswards.

"The tyre supplier will now provide three dry-weather compounds instead of two"

Oh, ya. Cost-cutting measure? Hahahahahaha!"

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