In the week they had off between the Spanish Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix, Formula One’s notoriously indecisive and/or ineffective Strategy Group met to decide the changes they would make in imminent future of the sport. Among the changes they decided were to allow refueling in 2017 – a practice abandoned in 2009 after the global economy made it a financial hindrance [but now that the global economy has rebounded, it’s okay to spend wads of cash, Mr. Burns style], a proposal for wider tires from Pirelli as they fended off a challenge from Michelin to be the official tire supplier for F1 and no fifth engine allowance for the season – sealing Red Bull’s penalty fate for the remainder of the season while setting up the perfect soap opera drama with Audi/VW for 2016.
The 2015 Formula One season continues with the Monaco Grand Prix in Monaco at 5 a.m. [PDT] on NBCSN on May 24, 2015.