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# Video: What does F1’s 2021 rule delay really mean?
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-what-does-f1s-2021-rule-delay-really-mean/
- Published: 2020-03-19T19:37:58.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T19:26:08.000Z
- Description: We explain how the teams, FIA and Formula 1 itself came to the decision to push back 2021’s rules overhaul – and what it really means
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-center-center

Formula 1’s major stakeholders have agreed to [push back the introduction of new technical regulations for 2021](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-teams-agree-to-delay-new-rules-package-to-2022/), delaying its major overhaul by a year to 2022.

As the coronavirus pandemic throws more of the 2020 F1 season into chaos, F1 teams, management and the FIA are trying to pull together a contingency plan to address and mitigate the longer-term impacts of the current crisis.

In this video, we explain how the teams, [FIA and F1 itself came to this decision](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-poised-for-major-action-as-ferrari-backs-crucial-delay/), and what the wider implications will be as this year’s cars effectively get carried over for another season.