F1 2026

[dee]

New rules
New engines
New team
The mullet is back!

I'm excited already!!!

 

[Squiggles]

Same.

It will be interesting to see how the teams that through all their budget into this year's regs fair. Williams went all in on this car and Vowles seems to have his head screwed on. If they somehow find a way to make their chassis competitive, combined with Merc power, then they could well move up the field and start being relevant again.

Has Audi taken over Sauber this year, plus there's one brand new team with Cadillac?

 

[dee]

Audi shake down last week - all happening now

 

[The Nomad]

The mind games have begun already..

Rival teams fear both Mercedes and Red Bull have found a loophole in the engine regs.

Red Bull insist that they are well behind everyone else in terms of engine.

 

[dee]

Compression ratios being measured when cold rather than at operating temps. Meh

 

[Momo]

Mercedes' long-serving lead designer John Owen has resigned from his role, the Formula 1 team has confirmed.
The Silver Arrows announced on Tuesday morning that Owen will depart over the course of the 2026 season, relinquishing his role of director of car design.
According to the team, Owen made the decision to take a break from F1 and will assist with the transition of his successor before commencing his gardening leave period later this year.



This seems an odd time to leave a position. There won’t be any spaces to move into as teams will want to see how their current designs are working out before making changes to personnel.