All 11 groups that can compete in Components 1 from 2026 onward have signed the industrial side of the brand new Concorde Settlement that can come into drive subsequent 12 months.
The bilateral settlement between the groups and F1’s industrial rights holder outlines the industrial phrases that the groups will function underneath for a particular interval, with RACER understanding it covers the following 5 years from 2026. Following affirmation of Stefano Domenicali’s personal contract extension as F1 CEO, the groups have now dedicated to the continuing partnership.
“Components 1 can affirm that every one groups have signed the 2026 Concorde Business Settlement, which secures the long-term financial power of the game,” an F1 assertion learn. “Components 1 has by no means been in a stronger place and all stakeholders have seen optimistic advantages and important development. We thank all of the groups for his or her engagement throughout this course of to succeed in the perfect end result for the game.
“The 2026 Concorde Governance Settlement will probably be finalized in the end.”
The industrial settlement contains Cadillac as a confirmed entrant from 2026 onwards, following its approval from each F1 and the FIA earlier this month.
Governance — the approaching piece of the following Concorde Settlement — would be the first that must be agreed underneath present FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, because the earlier version was finalized in 2021 underneath Jean Todt. That is the ultimate 12 months of Ben Sulayem’s first time period, with a management contest set to happen later this 12 months ought to another candidates enter the working.
The announcement of the industrial settlement removes a negotiating tactic from Ben Sulayem’s hand, as he searches for improved phrases for the governing physique. With the groups and F1 aligned on industrial elements, the FIA now must discover a manner ahead in opposition to a united entrance from the opposite two major stakeholders concerned within the Concorde Settlement.
