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FIA reduces maximum F1 race time to three hours

The FIA has amended the 2021 Sporting Regulations to reduce the window in which a Formula 1 race can take place from four to three hours. Formula 1 races – aside from Monaco – take place across 305km and usually last around 90 minutes, with a time limit of two hours. However the race time is halted in the event of the grand prix being stopped. After the rain-delayed 2011 Canadian Grand Prix regulations were introduced to implement a total four-hour window for the race to be run once it has started. In updated 2021 Sporting Regulations published on Thursday Article 5.3.b) now reads “should the race be suspended the length of suspension will be added to this [race] period up to a...
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