The FIA World Motor Sport Council has announced a raft of changes set to hit Formula 1 in 2018 from the ability to change the event timetable to a reshaping of the engine grid penalty rules.

Along with the final confirmation of the 2018 F1 World Championship calendar, a number of tweaks to the sporting and technical regulations has been produced during the final meeting this year of the governing body held in Paris.

Headline changes include giving permission for tweaks to the F1 race weekend timetable to “increase flexibility” which could signal a shake-up of when sessions are run with new owners Liberty Media looking to step up track action for fans.

No initial timetable changes have been confirmed but it is likely to be adjusted on a race-by-race basis given the different schedules already used due to night races and flyaway races to suit European TV times.

Following the success of F1 LIVE in London’s Trafalgar Square as build up to the British Grand Prix, demonstration events in old F1 cars have been granted outside of testing rules but limited to 50km in length and only with tyres especially made for each demonstration.

Engine grid drop penalties have also been adjusted with any driver exceeding 15 grid places in a penalty will start from the back of the grid. If more than one driver exceeds the 15 grid places the back of the grid will be sorted by which order the offences were committed.

Technical regulation changes have confirmed the banning of oil burning as fuel with a “detailed specification for oil” release by the FIA for 2018.