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Majority of teams push for a rule change to not allow aero development for the 2026 cars before Jan 2025.
Expect a lot of carry-over parts from 2024 to 2025 & very little development during the 2025 season due to budget cap restraints.
Translation:
Development plan for 2026 car
In order to prevent some teams from pushing too early onto the 2026 regulations, the start of development is to be artificially pushed backwards. This has an impact on work in the 2025 season.
One has the feeling that the last rule revolution has only just begun. The ground-effect cars introduced in 2022 are still in their infancy in terms of development. The big lead of Red Bull shows that not all engineers have decoded the secrets of the current generation of racing cars. But although many teams are still struggling with the current technology, the next big reform is already around the corner.
FIA has set a limit of max 18 laps for new tyre sets in the race today. That means 3 pit stops will be mandatory for each driver.
If a driver goes over the limit he will be black flagged.
The 2026 cars have to use 30 kgs of fuel only to generate electric power, according to the latest calculations. Wheelbase set to be shortened by 30 cm
The 2026 cars have to use 30 kgs of fuel only to generate electric power, according to the latest calculations. Wheelbase set to be shortened by 30 cm, new gearbox with only 6 instead of 8 gears. More about the 2026 regs in our AMuS story (in German): https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-reglement-2026-details-motor-technik-radstand-getriebe/
The FIA is expected to approve Andrettis F1 application. FOM & F1 teams are still suspected to be against new entries.
We've got more info about the developing power struggle and the 4 applicants trying to join the grid.
Article Link: https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/andretti-f1-einstieg-machtkampf-fia-fom/
Translation:
Formula 1 has become an attractive stage. Anyone who invests half a billion dollars today to enter the premier class is worth 800 million in no time at all. But to do so, he first has to get a ticket into the exclusive circle. The sporting regulations hold seats for twelve teams with 24 cars.
Four teams applied to join in February. After a formal review of the questionnaires, the FIA took a closer look at the four candidates and examined whether they would be technically, personnel-wise and financially capable of handling a Formula One project at all.
Officially, the four applicants have not been named to date. In the paddock, it is rumored that in addition to the two well-known names Andretti Autosport and Hitech Grand Prix, a project called "Lucky Sun" run by