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No big laptime drop for F1 cars in 2026 – Tombazis

Oct.22 Formula 1 cars will be 'hardly any slower' once the radical new rules are in force in 2026. That's the claim of FIA single seater boss Nikolas Tombazis, allaying fears that the move to even more electrical engine energy will cost several seconds per lap in laptime. At the latest F1 Commission and World Motor Sport Council meetings, both held in October, stakeholders responded to fears that the 2026 cars will be sluggishly slow with a series of amendments to the technical regulations. 'These involve an increase of the expected aerodynamic performance of the cars following extensive collaboration between the teams and the FIA over the last few months,' the FIA confirmed. Auto Motor...
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