F1 Rules and where your can find them

In years gone by, you could purchase a book containing the rules and regulations, but the pace of modern Formula One development requires that the rules be updated so frequently that a book would soon be out of date. The book is not therefore sold to the public anymore. Now you can find the sporting and technical regulations for Formula One on the FIA’s website (www.fia.com).

The technical regulations alone stretch to over 15,000 words – and then there are the accompanying drawings. It makes good reading – if you’re an insomniac.
FIA technical delegates as well as a race director attend each race. Together, these people ensure that the sporting and technical regulations are met. The Race Director – currently a man named Charlie Whiting – has overall control of the implementation of the rules, and he is the one who chairs the pre-race driver briefings in which queries and points of contention are resolved. As a former Formula One mechanic, Whiting is very familiar with the way that teams try to outsmart the regulations in order to gain a competitive advantage.