F1 Teams Concerns about the 2026 Regulations Changes
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- While the 2024 season is in full swing, attention has switched to the upcoming 2026 regulations, with the teams working tirelessly along the FIA to get a grip on the new changes, which the FIA hopes will produce closer racing. With the reintroduction of Active Aero in 2026, which had previously been banned, a revision to the engines and the promise of smaller cars is set to take place. Still, while teams are researching for it, there have been some interesting developments behind the scenes. Bryn Lucas is joined by Jake Boxall-Legge as they discuss the 2026 regulations and the issues behind the scenes.
0:00 Intro
0:50 2026 Regulations
3:28 Max Verstappen's Thoughts
4:25 Teams and Drivers Interests
5:37 Why was Active Aero Banned
7:52 What is Active Aero?
9:52 The FIA Objectives
11:48 Newey Concerns
16:51 Active Aero Issues
19:16 What Has Really Been Going On?
26:45 Carlos Sainz's Thoughts
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Watching the highlights of older GPs and one thing is clear.....the current cars are too big and heavy for exciting close racing.
What's always ridiculous is in an aim to 'save money' they change the engine regs, when really it would have been cheaper to stick with the V10s/V8s.
We lost V10/V8s because the media put pressure on F1 to become eco-friendly even though it is big manufacturers with factories that are ruining the earth. Not F1 cars…
The V8's were already heavily gimped. Advanced alloys were banned long ago. Everything is overly restricted.
@@justinburley8659 And yet the best F1 cars were from the late 80's and heavily turbo charged.
@v4skunk739 98 and 99 were beautiful. Up to 2006. 2010 cars looked okay too.
The problem with F1 is that to be the best and fastest race series you have to design pretty expensive cars, especially when they should be save enough to keep the drivers alive during most crashes. The money that car manufacturers put into F1 is needed to keep F1 the fastest. Get away from thr manufacturers is only possible if you have a replacement for the manufacturers money. And the wordt thing is that F1 partners with the marketing departments and not the engineering, the marketing department doesn't care if it actually produces good racing it just have to look good on paper.
These regulations are going to deliver an overly complicated F1 car to the grid. Increased complexity is going to further the speed difference team to team. The cars are going to remain massively overweight, yet narrower tyres and car width will reduce mechanical grip. The concern that we end up with a F1 significantly slower than present would seem to be a legitimate concern, not actual engineers just being obtuse. I would not be surprised to see these regulations pushed back at least a year. For the first time in well over 40 years of being a Formula One fan, I am not in the least looking forward to this change or what is being done to this sport.
Yelling at clouds again I see?
@@X379 the sky is falling, smaller cars, active aero sounds pretty good to me
Active aero could counter the lower width somewhat, could it not? Add significant down force while helping to slow the car down in the corner? If that reduces the work the brakes have to do (along with the help of the dynamos), it'd help keep temps down too.
The cars are gonna be so slow. F2 might be on par just about.
Expect qualifying to be basically one lap over each session because it takes 2 laps to charge the batteries.
Expect the race laps to be 10-15 seconds slower.
Removing drag on the straights will nullify any drafting and make it harder to overtake.
How come none of these journalist dare say the new rules are shite?
Maybe they don't think they are.
Having a shit battery the same size because they want to save weight but expect twice as much out of it is insane.
The teams are telling you the problems, you should listen
The tough thing is that teams, like any negotiator, are incentivised to dramatise the difficulty of all the changes. Especially the teams who are thriving now.
These regulations seem half cooked, at this point I’m hoping for a delay at the very least if not a cancellation and complete rethink.
1) If you're gonna waste fuel to charge the batteries, might as well use the fuel to propel the car straight away, less loss. hybrid should be exclusively recovered from braking. This is what you get when you let the marketing department design the car.
2) remove mgu-h but add bigger motor and batteries, active aero motors. make car lighter? probably not going to happen.
The reality is that most of F1s emmisions come from the logistics assoaited with travel and transport, the actual racing is a drop in the sea
You cannot significantly increase the heaviest components on the car, adding active aero, and end up with a car with any meaningful weight loss. I think we are 10+ years from this level of hybrid technology being developed to be F1 compatible.
They only removed the MGU-H to appease Porsche. Where is Porsche again?
We wish it was the marketing department designing the car. Unfortunately the reality is much worse than that. These Hybrid and EV related regs come from the Banking class. The guys in The City of London who give everybody the loans at interest. Those guys really love EV's for some reason and want to force all the auto makers to abandon perfectly functioning ICE engines outright. Surely it's not the Remote Shutoff features and overall limited mobility that an EV provides it's owner?
to be honest, if you look back at the previous gen of cars, the racing looked more active, probably because the cars were lighter and they looked more nimble, and don't get me wrong, the previous cars were big, but it was much better than the land yachts of the new regs
These regs need a complete rethink, I've never seen this level of uncertainty coming into any other major regs change. I'm in the camp of simplification, a simple V8 engine with the fully sustainable fuel makes the most sense from a motorsports point of view. Unfortunatly the engine manufacturers seem to need a hybrid element to justify them being here...
Pat Symonds wanted opposed piston 2 stroke engines for 2026. 4 cylinder 8 pistons.
So if the ICE is forced to run nearly 100% for the whole race, are there plans to make the powertrains into serial hybrids instead of parallel hybrids? This is goin to be a shtshow
hybrids are cool
@@BasedStarClips up to a certain point yes.. i prefer the KERS era even though it was dominated by redbull..
With the active aero I don’t think there will be enough regen braking to top up the batteries so in a parallel hybrid they will need to design the electrical to brake the engine to net the wheel power requested by the driver, ie the engine power won’t match the power to the wheels at times.
@@chrisr897 ergo, making the whole car heavier
It could be very weird sonically: a combustion engine screaming at a constant rpm, regardless of whether the car is cruising, slowing or accelerating.
Jake Boxall-Legge Seems to be highly dismissive of fairly legitimate concerns that are proving out to be worthy of review. Not the best journalism if reviewed concerning this topic.
JBL hasn't an engineering mind he is a media person. He hasn't a clue where he is talking about. For him all objections are just politics.
I know. It’s the way he smiles as he makes a lot of these comments that take a dig at Newey and Red Bull. What an idiot.
@@henkormel5610 you're an absolute muppet. The guy has a masters degree in engineering from one of the best universities in the UK. Wind your fucking neck in.
His comments have zero substance, and is just mumbling nonsense, and speculating to make RBR sound bad. There is no evidence they used an outdated model, their concerns about active aero being unstable are legitimate and shared by other teams.
It's the FIA that are incompetent, and NEED the teams to test this stuff to realise how shit it will be, so they can fix it...
The hybrid power units are ridiculous and unnecessary
*_"The hybrid power units are ridiculous and unnecessary"_*
The only alternative is Formula E.
As Seb Vettel said a few years ago; if F1 doesn't evolve, it will be dead by 2030.
Why is this guy trying so hard to tow the line for these changes nobody wants ?
Why is assuming they are making up how bad they are .. what if they just are that bad .
Because the squeaky wheel gets the grease 😂
Username checks out
Because JBL hasn't got a goddamn clue that's why - it's clear he has ZERO idea how the new regs work, and is speculating pure nonsense.
Stupid gimmick. Im not looking forward to it and I despise these current pickup truck sized cars and the weight. EVs are bs; Im not buying into therm as some kind of future for a number of reasons.
the question is, why is the 50/50 split such a Problem? Old LMP1 HY cars had 500hp ICE and 500hp MGUK as well and raced 24H races with speeds over 330 KM/H.
Were they faster than F1 car?
Back in the days yes. LMP1 was in 2016 as fast as F1.
@@Max-hy9ud Why?
@@Max-hy9ud Reall? As fast?
2016 Silverstone
Lmp1 1:54,204
F1 1:29,287
That was Wikipedia. On FIA website it says
LMP1
Benoit Tréluyer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
1m40.836
Still slower
Indycar needs to jump on the hole in the market F1 is creating.
They need to look cool, be loud, go fast and go back to being international. They shouldn't be trying to emulate F1.
It’s 2014 all over again, the factory team who makes the best PU will win the title. 🤷♂️
It could also be interesting if we had DRS w/o zones and the 1 second rule, but with a total time of DRS activation (over a race), allocated to each driver to use however/whenever they see fit...that could add a very interesting strategic element...
Honestly, the engine spooling up even when the driver is off the throttle sounds bad but actually isn't. That's how red Bulls blown diffuser engine maps worked and it sounded incredible.
The car would be making all sorts of cool sounds while the driver is braking and cornering. Also similar would be the Acura Arx-06 from IMSA weathertech championship making that "chewbacca" sound which is so awesome.
Each teams technique for harvesting that extra energy will sound unique and amazing. They meantion it breifly in this video at 13:21
F1 cars are going to go around the lap like a motocross rider using the clutch and revving it all the time 😂
Some very fair analysis here. Great stuff
With all due respect JBL, this was almost a useless videos. If no regulations are decided, what’s the point of this video? You are just speculating further on speculation 😅😅
Can we just stick to facts? And probably do these videos when regulations are released? Let’s keep videos from Autosport clean and fact related ☺️☺️
Opinions are now banned then, especially yours.
@@lukemotorsport 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I hope you do understand the difference between opinions and speculations 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Please go and read my comment 😂😂😂😂😂
Actually honda also excels with the MGU H as it does currently
In hindsight, I believe a 2009-ish level of powertrain would be most ideal to satisfy everyone's needs if a KERS-system paired up with the current V6T with synthetic fuel to reduce turbo-lag and to have a push-to-pass option while also claim it's hybrid and green enough. Not really a fan of active aero, while I understand when you have wings and all this technology, it would be a wasted opportunity not to get everything out of it.
Also, I'd just let everyone use any tyre on any corner of the car as they wish. So many variables, that it would make most of the development useless, lol.
They should’ve changed the PU to a 2.0 V8 to compensate. I’ve heard too many comments from people within F1 worrying that the cars will be slower than F2. Would make a better sound also. I don’t understand getting rid of DRS either. It only gets activated on certain parts of each circuit and then only when the car behind is within 1 second of the car in front. It’s also a technology that’s very applicable to road going hypercars & sportscars.
Maintaining car balance with active aero in both front and rear wings while maintaining ICE rpms to keep the battery charged all while racing around the track at high speed against other cars. Easy, peasy. If the FIA says it can be done, then it shall be done. Sprint weekends with on FP will certainly be interesting.
*_Smaller, Lighter and more Agile Cars..._*
Car manufacturers shoving EV’s down our throats was probably the last straw that convinced me to never buy an EV in my life. Hope this is a lesson that people know what they want better than companies.
There are far more engine driven cars to buy than EV's. Not an issue for me.. I have owned 7 different hybrid Toyota/Lexus cars.
That is the problem, they want people to think that EVs will save the earth, they are greener, but each and every one of them is gang raping the earth for lithium, much more than petroleum companies drilling for oil, which we have vast reserves of, and not that much of for lithium
Now what is it? Active aero or will they have just 2 modes: on or off? The latter would basically just be a different kind of "DRS". Active aero means the car (wings) are constantly (actively) adjusting themselves and I don't see why you would want to turn that off.
Active Aero is demonstrated by the Pagani Heayra...just look for a review of the car to see how active aero could work in practise...
Can someone tell me if there is any other motorsport campaign apart from F1 that uses hybrid engines?
Hypercars?
IndyCar EMs are developing Hybrids, BTTC has hybrids, WEC and hothers
So, everyone basically…
WEC & IMSA (LMH/GTP classes)
World rally cars are also hybrid
People expecting a repeat of 2014, with either the same (or a different team) are going to be disappointed. The 2014 engine was built around a LOT of new tech (with one team "helping" the FIA determine the design), the 2026 engine will be built on mostly existing tech, and simultaneously detuned and simplified. Any advantages in the power unit will likely be found in the batteries, but even that will be regulated via strict energy flow restrictions. With active aero coming, I doubt the power units will be where the winners are determined, much like today, the top team will be the one who brings the best aero package.
Red Bull warned about these issues weeks ago. Toto Wolff laughed it off, saying it was proof RBR was behind in their powertrain development. What he should have been doing is asking his aero team "Why does Red Bull know this and we don't, and how far ahead of us in aero development are they?"
Anyone counting RBR out in 2026 will likely be extremely disappointed. When the team that has absolutely nailed the ground effects era warns about downforce issues with the next gen car, it should be a wakeup call. Glad that the FIA took them seriously. I see a lot of fans whinging about the next gen car, without realizing they are basically repeating everything Christian Horner and Max Verstappen have been saying.
I don't know why F1 is advocating for this eco friendly style approach. Race cars have always attracted people due to alot of things but one of those things were the beautiful noises different engine configurations gave. This v6 hybrid crap is not appealing to majority of fans including alot of drivers on the grid but realistically F1 won't get rid of this hybrid crap so in that case to make racing fun in my opinion and to go lighter why doesn't F1 just use the 2016 chasis which had v6 hybrids fitted no problem and then just use this current ground effect and curved rear and front wings as well as the sculpted side pods. These regulations produced alot less dirty air than the previous regulations and with the ground effects floors i believe the cars would be much faster than the 2016 cars especially since the engines are much more understood compared to back then as well as the ground effect floors producing more downforce and more efficient downforce.
So 2016 chasis but there should be a limit on the cars length and width as i believe Mercedes cars were slightly longer than the others and that's where each year the cars followed the trend of becoming longer and longer. Have this current regs of ground effect floors and curved wing designs , a Halo, 16 inch low profile tyres instead of the large vison obscuring 18s as 16s will be a compromise between the fat profile 13s and the large low profile 18s
Engineering explains has the best explanation
Yup, this is very non-technical, speculative nonsense, by somebody who has zero engineering knowledge. His only skill is dragging this out for 30mins without actually saying anything useful...
What happened to Martin Lee ??
He left the company at the start of this year.
@@AutosportOfficial Oh... thanks for the information.
Why doesn’t the FIA provide an initial version of the new engine for 2026. Then also give plans and ideas to the teams and then let the teams improve on this initial version
Why is no one talking about how Merc spent 7 years on the 2014 engine that dominated for all those years
How are they going to sound? This doesn't seem to be discussed at all
same as now just louder with the removal the mguh
Who cares? Is it fast? Can it race?
You noise purists are excessively exhausting.
@@emilieeverywhere I'd say the majority of people.
@emilieeverywhere
You netflix f1 fans are almost as insufferable as the brit media.
Go play in heavy traffic.
@@emilieeverywhereStop being an asshole, he just asked a normal question, there are people who are just curious to know how much the sound will change.
The problem is how much of the electric power they use to spool up the Turbos and how much they use it to power the car. How much time will it take to charge? Right now, even with 33 secs worth of deployment, it clips at the end of the 20 secs dash in Baku. With the new regs, the PU will start clipping in the middle of the Monaco tunnel (I am exaggerating ofc).
The spoils will go to the team:
1. That improves the efficiency of the ICE
2. Has the better drivability in that the deployment of the electric power and torque in the right areas
3. Has the best recharge and peak deployment
How will active aero work? What parts are active (just the wings or the floor inlets)? Will it also include active suspension? That will mean they will invest significantly on dev. Who controls the dev and stop someone from stealing a march? Will they be standard, homologated parts?
There is no MGUH in 2026, so they don't have electric turbos...
i’m sad the cars will be getting smaller. although it would improve F1 drastically, the big cars with the big wheels look beautiful 😫 best looking F1 cars to date imo
So racing got less competitive since the 2014 engine change….and they’re taking a step further?? Why would they not realize they need to change course 🤦🏽♂️
I’m wonder how much of an advantage teams who have experience with active aero with there road cars such as McLaren Aston merc, Ferrari will have over teams who don’t.
Guys….LISTEN TO NEWEY….. HE KNOWS CAR DESIGN…he knows the problems… don’t assume you know better….
100%.
Listening to some media hack think a) he knows better, & b) is qualified to make assessments on human motivations and behavior to the point he feels confident to accuse an expert of having ulterior motives ... quite astonishing levels of egomania going on there.
I know right! I'm listening to these analysts and they seem to dismiss what the experts say. You'd want to say if they knew better how come they are enot employed to do the job they seem to be knowing so well
@@thegotterdammerung Sure Mr Expert. Please list both your F1 experience / qualifications and your psych analysis / degree if you want stupid comments like that to be taken seriously in any way.
Clown.
I read that Verstappen said he would rather the new formula was for lighter, V-8 engined, cars. I'd rather there be no requirement on number of cylinders or number of drive wheels. Audi, Lancia, Subaru, VW and others seemed to make AWD work pretty well at one time in WRC. And, Ferrari should be able to use V-12 or Flat 12's if they want to. Maybe limit engines to at least 4 cylinders and no more than 16 (or 12). Of course, the trend in formula 1 is to follow the Indycar and NASCAR lead of identical (or nearly so) chassis with identical engines. If they really want to save money just go ahead and let Dallara make all the chassis and Ilmor make all the engines. That ought to kill of GP racing once and for all. Hopefully, the FOM and FOCA can find other jobs in some other business to destroy.
When "journalists" cannot hide their smirk for their favourite team's time coming again.
Ditch 2026 engines regs. Design v8 or v10s for 2030 and run with current regs until 2030
Also the engine as a generator is dumb. Let's have a device 50% efficient with very limited fuel as a charger. It would be much better used directly to power the car.
I don't know why people keep saying that lighter cars leads to better racing, in the 90's the main reason given for better racing in Indycars was they were much heavier than refueling era F1 cars. More weight led to longer braking distances and better passing opportunities. Lightweight, refueling era f1 was horrendously bad for overtaking.
If they want to save money, just go back and use a simple combustion engine until the sustainable fuels are available.
I vote for "Murray-isms" as the term for JBL's play on words because they sound very similar to "Yogi-isms."
If you don't know about baseball, go look him up.
Put some chill-ass music behind the podcast - boshhhhh
Sounds like whoever snatches Adrian Newey will gain a leg up with the changes in aero...
Too heavy, to long, to wide. Forget this whole 50/50 ice, electric nonsense. It’s motor sport not vacuum cleaner racing.
💀
Hear! Hear!
Like it or not, the hybrid powertrain is going to stay for the foreseeable future, so cope and seethe, honestly.
Say what you want about the 2026 regs but they'll all (alpine not included)be quicker than alpine
Bryn looking into my soul
These rules are just crazy, hate the hybrid/combustion split.... and the regulators are trying to manufacture false excitement. Oh just leave f1 alone, sprints aswell its just all over the place guys?? F1 always does this, they get a little popularity and then they fiddle it all to death!!!! I hate all this as a long term fan😢😢😢😢
29:59 that's a great pun, keep it up Bryn
We do enjoy a good pun here at Autosport
Such an important video; I have to admit I heard nothing but negative things about the new regulations and almost bought it. Formula 1 teams have dedicated B*tching departments and Red Bull has a B*tching department and a Snitching Department 😅
Just look up the story of how they got Ferrari in trouble with their fuel flow rate cheating 😂😂
Fans should be worried. These regs look trash.
With sustainable fuel just ditch the battery part altogether. It can take almost a million pounds of ore to extract enough lithium for just one EV battery, who knows how much for an F1 battery? Cobalt mining is another disaster. This way we can return to screaming 20,000 RPM engines, light weight cars, much less expensive and actually do LESS environmental damage. Win-win-win-win!
2026 - the death of F1.
If F1 was really innovative they would jump off the electric bandwagon and on the alternative fuels wagon like bio fuels, like carbon neutral fuels and like hydrogen fuels (electric or ICE).
The fuel companies like Aramco, Shell and others are heavily into researching this and this would for real world purposes lighten the over burdened electric grids that already are taxed to maximum and beyond.
I'm afraid it's not merely a 'bandwagon' - electric propulsion is now here to stay - it'll just keep improving until it's good enough to satisfy enough of the market to make everything else matter even less except for niche places. Hybrids are merely a stop-gap until this happens. 'Eco'-fuels are just there for situations where electric isn't suitable at all, which will shrink over time. It's still early days for the electric cars v2 atm, while the support infrastructure catches up, but once it does...
@@phillippatryndal4255 it's a bandwagon if everyone is jumping on. That's what the saying means.
As for the infrastructure. 10 years minimum especially for northern climates that will push back. Probably more and the cost of electricity will skyrocket to afford an expanding infrastructure. Yes it is here to stay but only closed minded people will settle on a single solution.
@@ronknox3376 Your mistake is in thinking of electricity as a single solution - it's not, it's a collection of solutions that can be combined in many different ways. Producing electricity, storing, distributing and using it are different things that humanity has long been continuously working on, even if slowly, and there's still a long way to go with all of them. Using electricity is already one of the most efficient things we have. Producing it can already be more efficient than other forms of energy. The only real problems are storing and distributing it, but they are problems of finance and will as much as, if not more than engineering and science.
It's not about IF - only WHEN. Nearly all the problems people have with electric vehicles were even worse at the start of the gas/petrol car, but the difference now, is that we know exactly what needs to be done, how and why for the infrastructure itself - again, only when, not if.
@@ronknox3376 Just to add a bit more to the discussion: to set up a new petrol (gas) station here in the UK costs about 2 Million GBP. It costs about 2 Thousand GBP to set up a new electricity charging station.
@@phillippatryndal4255 You've decided on the future. Good for you. As for the petro car early days that was the late 19th, early 20th century. Those problems they experienced wouldn't have existed with modern science. Poor example. I'm not a pro petroleum dinosaur. I just happen to believe that if we totally rely on electricity we leave ourselves totally at the mercy of the power companies. I have but one source to get my hydro electricity. Alternative sources of energy are a must in modern times.
Edit - reading the ignorant, bigoted comments, I really don't have the energy to challenge them all.
Which was your original comment, you didnt need to delete it
enjoy these two years as much as you can, 2026 will be the downfall of F1
LOL ... last of the independent thinkers you are ... not led around by the nose at all by journalistic hype.
You a big Chicken Little fan by any chance?
@@LittleBigMediaCo are you ok ?
@@ISirSmoke You're the one running around screaming that the sky is falling on our heads ...
I remember you doing the same when the Halo was introduced too.
According to your paranoia F1 has been through probably a dozen 'downfalls' ... and yet it's stronger than it's ever been. That should tell you something ... doubt you've learned anything though.
@@LittleBigMediaCo I am running around screaming ? you are the one who is ranting. I've been watching F1 since 1998 and the upcoming regulations are the biggest mistake in the history of the sport.
@@ISirSmoke You're the type of negative charlie that ever change is the end of something.
If you've been watching since 1998 then there have been many far bigger changes than this minor ruleset adjustment, and none of them were the downfall of F1 ...get some perspective FFS.
If you think these rule changes are either large or negative, then you clearly don't understand what you're watching.
Stick to killing your brain cells with dope rather. Understanding F1 isn't for you.
Get rid of electric power. Its a joke
All these hybrid management crap is garbage. I want these drivers to drive! Not manage
Obvious no real racers. Only quoting Verstappen to fit their narative. The cars will be heavier again feom 2026. More then 400kg heavier then 15 years ago. Lighter is the way to make it more attracrive racing. Not all those nerdy wokie measures.
This is all bullshit. All we need is a powerful, simple engine, in a lightweight, sensible sized car.
Look at all these armchair engineering experts coming out the woodwork! 😂
Everyone in the comments section is no negative. These new cars will sound so much better than current cars. High-revving Indycar sounding V6's fused with Formula E winding sounds will be much better than the dull sounding cars we have now.
Also, they will not go back to V10/V8s. Yes we have sustainable fuel, but a 3-litre V10 will use so much of that fuel that it won't be sustainable. These new hybrid engines must use as little fuel as possible, so efficiency is key. This is the best compromise of keeping the sound, but having efficiency. Think of Hydrogen cars, but with something that works for now.
I am happy with the active aero on both the rear and front wings. Trying to go around corners with DRS always fascinated me because less downforce on the rear would be the same as driving a 90's Formula 1 without a rear wing, which would make you spin. So front and rear active aero is needed. I would like active suspension as well, but the more electronics you add, the more weight there will be.
They'll sound the same but me much slower.
@@v4skunk739 Negative. The MGU-H is silencing the current cars. Additionally, the new cars will be forced to rev higher to create energy. That is why Adrian Newey brought up the High reving around Monte-Carlo
@@auralight-tranceempyrean9748 Either way it's slower than F2 cars.
@@v4skunk739 Negative as well. If you read the full article about the "Formula 2" comments, you would of read that this was due to the 2026 car configuration that was recently tested only having their moveable rear wing active (one team tested this configuration, with the other 2 testing both the front and rear wing), which caused instabilities, forcing drivers to drive slower in order to have stability, which in the end caused the drivers lap times to be slower than Formula 2.
@@auralight-tranceempyrean9748 Go read what Verstappen said, cope. Even Newey says the engine will have to spend half a lap charging the battery.
Active aero will definitely kill F1, it will become a 1000000% engineers only competition, no more things drivers can do to excell and with active aero also setups will be standardized by engineers
Good, go watch GP2 if you want every one in equal machines. F1 is all about pushing technology.
@@v4skunk739 f1 is primarily a sport, as the world “motorsport” mean😂
@@v4skunk739 and active aero is pushing technology? Do you know by how much time active aero is on the market? This is not pushing technology, this is a new use (that for road cars is irrelevant) for a well-known technology that also discourages driver abilities
Until these engines come back, I’m never watching modern F1 again.
And if you give two shits about this sport, you should start doing the same.
The 2026 rules seem to be in complete disarray and Red Bull are probably going to keep dominating until then.
If there ever was a time to speak up about these engines, it’s right now.
It’s time to bring back these small, light, awesome-sounding cars again. It’s time to bring back the Real Formula One.
Naahh, I survived the horrible changes of 2014, nothing affects me anymore. If there's a fight for victory or even the title, that's enough for me, I'll only stop if the races get so bad that there's no overtaking.
It's going to be a complete shitshow that's for sure! 😡
LOL, you negative naysayers come out in mass every time there's any change, always with the same comments.
But you mysteriously never disappear or stop watching the shitshow you always predict. Why do you think that is?
what a boring video
No one who enjoys racing wants hybrid cars. Get V10s back simple
V10s seems out of reach especially considering their weight, more than happy for V8s
i’m sad the cars will be getting smaller. although it would improve F1 drastically, the big cars with the big wheels look beautiful 😫 best looking F1 cars to date
i’m sad the cars will be getting smaller. although it would improve F1 drastically, the big cars with the big wheels look beautiful 😫 best looking F1 cars to date