In the round-up: The FIA has confirmed Formula 1’s new manual override system for 2026 will have the same one-second proximity window as DRS does today.

In brief

Manual override to depend on proximity

The FIA’s single seater director Nikolas Tombazis, says that the new ‘manual override mode’ power boost set to be introduced with the new power units for 2026 will be dependent on cars being within a certain gap of the car ahead.

“We will be achieving a very similar effect to the DRS with the electrical part of the engine,” Tombazis told the official F1 website. “Cars that are within one second of the front car will have a bit more energy to recover and they will be also able to use a bit more power on the straights.

“So we believe that effect is very, very comparable to the DRS.”

Ferrari complete Mugello tyre test

Ferrari completed their second day of running in a two-day tyre test with Pirelli at the Mugello circuit.

After Charles Leclerc ran over 600km on the first day on Thursday in mixed conditions, Carlos Sainz Jnr ran just over 700km as F1’s tyre supplier focused on reducing tyres overheating from next season.

“These two days have been very valuable,” said Pirelli’s motorsport director, Mario Isola. “The data gathered over these 1,337 kilometres here are very interesting and will allow us to begin to narrow the field of what might be the most effective solutions, so we can finalise our choices over the coming months.”

2025 WEC calendar announced

The FIA has confirmed the World Endurance Championship calender for 2025, running an identical schedule to the current championship.

The season will comprise the same eight rounds at the same eight circuits in the same order, starting with a prologue test at the Losail circuit in Qatar before the 1,812km of Qatar in late February and ending with the Eight Hours of Bahrain in November.

The FIA also announced that it has signed a deal with the Imola circuit to keep the track on the WEC calender until at least the end of the 2028 season.

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