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F1 drops fastest lap point, while ’26 regulations get ‘extensive enhancements’

Formula 1 has opted to drop the extra point for a fastest lap from the end of this season, following a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council at which significant changes to the 2026 technical regulations affecting aerodynamics were approved. The Council met on Thursday at the FIA headquarters in Paris, confirming regulatory changes across a number of different racing categories. From an F1 perspective, a short-term change came with the dropping of the extra point for the holder of the fastest lap — provided they finish inside the top 10 — that has been in place since 2019. “Minor changes for 2024 and 2025 Sporting and Technical regulations were approved by the World...
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