Formula 1 is to now hold fire on making any major changes to the 2026 rules until at least the Miami Grand Prix, The Race has learned.

The move comes with series bosses and teams seeing no need to rush through modifications right now based on a fresh perspective of the regulations over the Chinese GP weekend.

It emerged ahead of the start of the season that the FIA and FOM had scheduled a post-Shanghai review get-together with team principals to discuss first impressions of the new regulations set and consider if any immediate changes were needed.

The meeting had been triggered by concerns after testing that there was a risk of the 2026 regulations falling flat and the energy-starved cars triggering a poor spectacle.

If things had been particularly bad in the first two races in Australia and China, then the door was open for potential tweaks to the rules to improve things to be fast-tracked in time for this month’s Japanese Grand Prix.

But, while there had been intense criticism of the rules following the Australian GP both from drivers and fans, the situation has changed after a more encouraging picture of things in China.

The consensus in the paddock is that some aspects do not need addressing – such as the qualifying spectacle and some overtly complex elements to the regulation – but they are not big enough worries to force a rush towards any knee-jerk changes.

Instead, it is felt that it is better to hold fire and make a more considered action plan.

This has been triggered by three factors.

The first is that the entertaining races in China, both the sprint and main grand prix, have given F1 some assurance that the spectacle being delivered is far removed from the disaster that some feared pre-season.

The second element is that the picture of China was very different to Australia, which took place on one of the most energy-starved tracks on the schedule.

Getting a greater understanding from a third event in Japan will give a better indication of what the reality is with the 2026 cars.

Furthermore, the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix has opened the opportunity for a bigger window in the gap before Miami to evaluate and implement the correct changes.

The plan now being worked on is for next week’s team principal gathering to still go ahead, but the focus will now be on a technical working group meeting with technical chiefs that is being set for the second week after Japan to properly evaluate the regulations.

There will then be enough time to work on areas that need improvements, and have the revised regulations approved and in place for when F1 resumes in Miami at the start of May.

The key belief among teams, which has been embellished after what was experienced in China, is that if changes are to be made it is best to ensure that they are done correctly and with proper thought.

Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said in China: “Definitely we shouldn't do a knee-jerk reaction because if you're going to change something, we should change it once and then get it right.”

While Max Verstappen remains very outspoken in his criticism of the new regulations, other big-name stars have been won around by their experience of the rules.

Lewis Hamilton, who spoke out against the complexity of the new regulations before the start of the season, reckoned after the Chinese GP that the battling right now was the best he had experienced in F1.

“The cars are easier to follow, much better than past years,” he said. “You can get very close.

“There’s not a bad wake where you’re losing too much downforce. I think it’s the best racing that I’ve ever experienced in Formula 1.”