A Deep Dive On F1's 2026 Regulations - Will it Actually Improve The Racing?

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4 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Last week, the FIA announced the first draft of its new regulations, set to debut at the start of the 2026 season. There are some big changes on the horizon, including smaller and nimbler cars, a reduction in the minimum weight limit as well as multiple modes for the front and rear wings to adjust downforce. There’ll be more reliance on the battery for power deployment and MOM – A manual override mode the drivers can activate for extra power at higher speeds. But are these the right moves for the sport going forward? Jake Boxall-Legge joins Bryn Lucas on the Autosport Podcast to discuss what he thinks the regulation changes will mean for the racing product going forward. Are the fears about “trains” powered by manual overrides instead of the soon to be scrapped DRS a genuine concern? There’s also discussion about why some of the teams and drivers are pushing back on the regulation change, such as Sergio Perez and Lando Norris claiming that the cycle of changes every 4-5 years actively harms the sports competitiveness. And is it possible to take 30 kilograms out of the cars with the power units set to become even heavier in 2026? And JBL ponders, if the push for sustainable fuels means an eventual comeback for the V10’s of the 2000’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.5	Hi, I'm Bryn Lucas and this is the Autosport podcast.
0:41.3	It's the news many F1 fans were waiting for.
0:44.3	Last week, the FIA gave us a first look at their regulation changes for the 2026 season,
0:49.3	with the next generation of turbo-hybrid cars set to be lighter, narrower, nimbler, and with DRS replaced
0:57.0	with what the governing body calls driver-operated active aerodynamics to help the racing product.
1:03.3	But how will it improve the racing product itself and why are the teams pushing back against
1:07.7	the initial details?
1:09.2	Well, to try and make sense, solve the new regulations
1:11.2	and the internal politics behind them.
1:13.3	I'm joined by Jake Boxel Leg, aka JBL.
1:17.2	First of all, JBL.
1:18.3	How you doing?
1:19.7	Good, thank you, Bryn.
1:20.9	As we record this, Le Monde finished yesterday,
1:24.4	I had great fun watching it.
1:26.1	All 24, not all 24 hours of it because
1:28.9	didn't stay out that long. But yeah, just feeling a little bit tired, but I'm ready to go and talk
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