World Motor Sport Council
December 11, 2009 by Mr. C
Filed under Press Releases
The World Motor Sport Council met in Monaco on 11 December 2009. The following decisions were taken:
F1 Stewards
A smaller permanent group of F1 Stewards will sit with experienced former F1 drivers to provide a permanent panel of three FIA stewards, together with one steward representing the National Sporting Authority, to deal with F1 at each Grand Prix.
There will no longer be a non-voting Chairman and each group of stewards will elect their own Chairman amongst themselves for each race. Utilising video and radio exchanges they should aim to reach decisions very efficiently.
The current observer programme for F1 stewards will continue, and training, distribution of decisions, and an annual meeting will be encouraged to raise the quality of decisions in this permanent group.
FIA F1 Ambassadors
An FIA F1 Ambassador will be appointed from the membership of the World Council for each event. The Ambassador will liaise with the National Sporting Authority (ASN) and organising team at the circuit. He will also meet with the ASN President, FIA VIP guests, Formula One Management, F1 Teams and other stakeholders and act as an Ambassador of FIA sport.
Points
Due to the expanded grid of 13 teams, and further to the recommendation of the F1 Commission, a new points system will be in place for the 2010 season.
2010 FIA Formula One World Championship
| Date | Race |
|---|---|
| 14/3 | Bahrain |
| 28/3 | Australia |
| 4/4 | Malaysia |
| 18/4 | China |
| 9/5 | Spain |
| 16/5 | Monaco |
| 30/5 | Turkey |
| 13/6 | Canada |
| 27/6 | Europe (Valencia) |
| 11/7 | Great Britain |
| 25/7 | Germany |
| 1/8 | Hungary |
| 29/8 | Belgium |
| 12/9 | Italy |
| 26/9 | Singapore |
| 10/10 | Japan |
| 24/10 | Korea* |
| 7/11 | Brazil |
| 14/11 | Abu Dhabi |
*Subject to the homologation of the circuit.
Note: The races in Australia and Abu Dhabi will start at 1700 local time, in Malaysia at 1600 local time, in Canada at 1200 local time, in Singapore at 2000 local time, and in Japan at 1500 local time.
Working Groups
A mandate has been given to the F1 Sporting Working Group, a sub-committee of the F1 Commission made up of the FIA and F1 teams, to develop detailed proposals to improve the show. The Working Group will meet in January and make recommendations for the World Motor Sport Council to consider in advance of the 2010 F1 season.
