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Formula 1: Fuel limit increase among changes for 2019 season

By Asher Fair

BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - APRIL 08: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H leads Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 on track during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on April 8, 2018 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - APRIL 08: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H leads Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 on track during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on April 8, 2018 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) /
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An increase to the fuel limit is the primary change of the three changes to the regulations for the 2019 Formula 1 season.

The FIA have confirmed that there will be three key rule changes for the 2019 Formula 1 season. Among those rule changes are the separation of car weight and driver weight, the addition of biometric gloves for drivers, and the increase of fuel limits in races.

First off, the car weight and driver weight will be separated under the regulations in the 2019 season. While details about this change have not been released, it will essentially benefit the heavier drivers since they will not have to worry about slimming down to approach the minimum car and driver weight.

Lighter drivers who currently place ballast around their cars to contribute to the minimum car and driver weight and to boost their performance will no longer be permitted to do so under this new regulation. Instead, they will have to place ballast in their seat to contribute to the minimum driver weight, not the minimum car weight.

Secondly, drivers will be required to wear biometric gloves in the 2019 season. These gloves have been tested this year already, and their purpose is for medical staff to monitor the vital signs of drivers if they end up being involved in an accident.

Here is what ESPN’s Laurence Edmondson has to say regarding the details of this change, according to ESPN.

"“A 3mm sensor in the glove monitors pulse rate and the amount of oxygen in the blood, with plans to monitor body temperature and respiratory rate in the future.”"

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Finally, and perhaps most interestingly, the FIA are set to increase the fuel allowance from 105 kilograms (231.485 pounds) to 110 kilograms (242.508 pounds) for each race on the 2019 season’s schedule.

The purpose of this change is so “full power” racing will take place in the 2019 season and there will not need to be much fuel saving, which is what happened in the first two races of this season, the Australian Grand Prix and the Bahrain Grand Prix.

In these two races, drivers were lifting and coasting at the end of the straightaways, which is something that the FIA believe the additional five kilograms of fuel will prevent in the 2019 season.

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Are you excited for these three changes to the regulations to go into effect in the 2019 Formula 1 season? Which of these three regulation changed do you believe will have the biggest impact on the sport itself?

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