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Abiteboul: No need for drama as most work on 2021 regulations is done
Jake Williams-Smith
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says there is no reason to panic over the new Formula 1 2021 regulation changes as they are "80-90%" done.
A June deadline had been set by Liberty Media to finalise changes made to rules for the 2021 season, however recent calls to delay that deadline in order to give teams less time to prepare and theoretically shake up the pecking order have been frequent.
Abiteboul however insists that if the rules are not clarified in June there is no reason to worry as they are almost finalised anyway.
“Will we have a signed contract by FIA, Formula 1 and all 10 teams by end of June or mid-June for the World Motor Council? No, obviously no,” Abiteboul told RACER.
“But in my opinion there has been a lot of groundwork already covered. I think it’s all about trying to agree what will be the key principles for 2021, from a commercial perspective, financial perspective, the key principles on the technical side and the sporting side. And in my opinion we are probably 80% or 90% from that point, from that milestone.
“So with enough faith and enough goodwill from all participants and probably a bit of a push from the key stakeholders, FIA and Formula 1, there is no reason why something cannot be presented at the World Motor Sport Council that will be advanced enough to give useful guidelines for the remainder of the year, so that we have a complete set of guidelines for the end of the year. That’s my opinion, obviously, but there is still some work to cover.”
