Formula 1 bosses met on Tuesday at Biggin Hill to discuss proposals for 2017, with the aim of setting in stone new aerodynamic and engine regulations.
The technical rules governing the design of the cars – with the aim of making them five seconds a lap quicker – came up against some opposition, with Mercedes now believing the changes are no longer required.
"After three Grand Prix weekends so far in 2016, we have seen that performance between the teams is converging to create great racing," commented Toto Wolff earlier this week.
"Whether we have the reactivity as a group to recognise that and consider retaining a regulatory framework that is working well remains to be seen."
However Wolff's determination to see the new rules dropped failed to gain enough support amongst the various voting parties. Therefore the new technical rules were given the go-ahead and will almost certainly happen next year.
However it's believed those involved in the meeting failed to agree upon contentious engine rules, with a fresh vote set to take place later in the week.
The FIA had hoped to see four areas of concern addressed at the meeting; cost, availability of supply, noise and performance convergence.
The proposal to address these, drafted by the teams, didn't gain enough support during Tuesday's vote.
It's expected that amendments will be made to the proposal before a final e-vote later in the week, ahead of Saturday's deadline to have 2017's rules nailed down.
