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Williams F1 Team Summoned for Alleged Breach of New Technical Directives: An Inside Look at the FIA Regulations Controversy

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
March 21, 2025
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The Formula 1 world is abuzz as the Williams team faces potential sanctions over an alleged infraction of the sport’s Technical Regulations. This issue revolves around a recent technical directive and involves the team’s failure to provide necessary footage pertaining to the monitoring of front and rear wings of their cars.

At the heart of the matter is the Chinese Grand Prix, where Williams was summoned by the stewards following a potential breach of the regulations. This summons arrived just 90 minutes after the end of Sprint Qualifying in Shanghai, issued by the FIA’s technical delegate, Jo Bauer.

The regulations in question, Article 1.6, is clear in its instruction. It mandates each competitor to satisfy the FIA’s technical delegate and stewards that their Formula 1 car is in full compliance with the regulations at all times during a competition.

The alleged infraction by Williams is tied to a recent technical directive, TD034L. This directive necessitates all F1 teams to install high-resolution cameras facing the front and rear of their cars. The sole purpose of these cameras is to allow the FIA to gather data on the flexibility of the front and rear wings of each car in the competition.

Flexibility of these wings has been a point of contention in recent times. The FIA has taken a strong stance against excessive flexibility and has been actively trying to regulate it. Post-Australian Grand Prix, a new directive, TD055A was issued to introduce new limits on the flexibility of rear wings. Meanwhile, another directive, TD018, is slated to come into effect at the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix, outlining new standards for front wing flexibility.

Monitoring of the wings is conducted under the TD034L directive. The video files recorded by these mandatory cameras are used to assess compliance with Article 3.2.2 of the Technical Regulations, which governs the permitted flexibility of bodywork.

Williams’ violation lies in their inability to provide these video files recorded by their cameras within an hour of the end of the first free practice session, as stipulated under TD034L. This failure has led to the team’s alleged breach of Article 1.6, resulting in the summons from the stewards.

The summons cites potential breaches of Articles 3.2.2 and 3.15.16 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations, specifically for failing to provide the recorded video files from the front and rear cameras within the specified timeframe.

At this juncture, it remains uncertain whether Williams failed to supply the footage entirely, or simply fell short of the procedural requirement by not providing it within the one-hour limit. Both the FIA and Williams have been contacted for comments, making this an evolving story. The full implications of this summons and its impact on Williams’ standing in the F1 circuit remain to be seen.

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