They confirmed 12 races for next season – which starts on October 1 in Zandvoort, Holland – with a full finalised schedule due ‘shortly’.
New franchise applications were also discussed as well as a review of the performance of the existing franchised teams, with a view towards potential changes in location and ownership.
Recent A1 television deals included license agreement renewals in the Netherlands with RTL7 and TV3 in New Zealand. In addition Sky Sports UK has agreed to allow a delayed race broadcast to be made available on terrestrial television.
A1's broadcast team will be in France later this week meeting with French broadcast carriers as well as Eurosport, the incumbent licensee, to discuss next year's broadcast plans in the territory.
Other key developments say the extension of the feature race from 60 to 70-minutes, and the sprint race reduced from 30 to 20-mins.
Chiefs of the A1 Grand Prix series have agreed a variety of technical and commercial changes for the motorsport’s second season.
