US EditionCharles Leclerc Reveals New Details of 'Strange' F1 2026 Rules
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In 2026 we received a new generation of racing cars with modified drive units (larger share of electrical energy). Ferrari-Ass Charles Leclerc: "This will all be different, we racers have to rethink."
How different will 2026 F1 cars be to drive?
The driving style demanded by the new-for-2026 Formula 1 cars is, according to Charles Leclerc, “so different”. With many of his peers sharing that view, what should we actually expect next year from those in the cockpit?The need to maximise the energy recovered over a lap with the new power units is the defining characteristic of the 2026 cars. The power units remain 1.6-litre, V6 turbos, as they have been since 2014, but are shorn of the MGU-H…
Charles Leclerc Shares Insights on 'Bizarre' 2026 F1 Regulations
Charles Leclerc isn’t dressing it up: the next-generation F1 cars will force drivers to unlearn habits they’ve spent a lifetime baking in. Fresh from simulator work, the Ferrari driver says the step coming next season is so big that parts of his muscle memory won’t apply. With F1 set to keep turbo-hybrids but dramatically ramp up the electrical share of power, introduce sustainable fuels, scrap ground effect for largely flat floors and bring act…
While the F1 is going to undergo radical regulatory changes, Haas is objectively "hugely disadvantaged", according to its director, Ayao Komatsu. The American team is an outsider in the paddock, with numbers well below those of its rivals, even in the middle of the peloton, and, until recently, was not even able to reach the budget ceiling authorized by Formula 1. Despite this, the Kannapolis-based stable, with facilities in Banbury (...)
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