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The Future of F1: Showcasing the 2026 FIA Technical Regulations (youtu.be)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Neither V18's nor the size of a p50.

Pass.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I doubt passing will improve. The cars need to trim in size, not weight

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The cars are sightly shorter and thinner

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The wheel base is reduced by 5.5%, and the width is reduced by 5%. I couldn't find info on the actual maximum length changes, but according to these two sources:

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/why-formula-1-cars-have-grown-so-big/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/f1s-smaller-nimbler-raceable-2026-rules-announced-full-explainer/

Modern cars can be up to 5.6m length. Apparently this is not going to change much, so I wouldn't put weight into words "shorter" and "thinner". Yes, new cars are shorter and thinner. But is 5% enough?

I hope other measures will be more fruitful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Probably not enough, but a step in the right direction. I imagine this is the best they could do that also fit with all their plans for the new engines.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Nonsense. Many F1 drivers have complained about the size AND weight of these cars.

Only a 30kg reduction in 2026 is dissapointing. But due to technology and safety a larger reduction is a very hard/expensive gain.