US EditionF1 2026 Regulations Too Restrictive? Teams Still Have Room to Innovate
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F1 2026 regulations too restrictive? Teams still have room to innovate
Although the 2026 F1 regulations impose tighter limits than previous cycles, similar to 2022, teams still see ample scope to experiment and push the boundaries of design. Especially at the start of the season, we can expect different approaches, with specific areas of the car seeing significant development as each team tests its ideas. Lessons from the ground effect era Looking back at the previous ground effect cycle, the FIA acknowledged that,…
F1 2026 aero regulations in focus part.2 – Sidepods, diffuser and rear wing
In the second of our two-part F1 2026 season preview, we delve into more detail surrounding the vitally important areas of the sidepods, diffuser and adaptive aero rear wing. SIDEPOD FRONT This is where the real gains are to be made in 2026, getting the new underfloor to work. Although the floor will be less powerful in 2026, creating only about 50% of the car’s downforce, given the active aero, the floor will still need to keep the car balanced…
With the technical revolution of Formula 1 in 2026, the workload of the drivers could take a new course. This is in any case the warning launched by Peter Bayer, CEO of Racing Bulls, while the discipline introduces a new generation of hybrid engines and active aerodynamics. The F1 shifts towards an almost perfect balance between thermal motor and electric energy, with a distribution close to 50/50. A major transformation, which is also accompani…
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