Everything F1 fans like about the new regulations
P1 with Matt and Tommy
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4.9 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Join us for the first of our two-parter about F1’s new regulations, as we look into some of their undeniable benefits. From more varied overtaking to tricky driving and some amazing-looking cars, there’s plenty to like - so let's try and stay positive!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody and welcome back to the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy. |
| 0:10.9 | It's time for positivity. |
| 0:13.7 | It's time to look at Formula One with some rose tinted glasses. |
| 0:20.5 | Isn't that right, Tommy? |
| 0:21.6 | We're going to talk about the 2026 regulations. |
| 0:24.5 | And we're going to try and extract some positives from this season. |
| 0:30.2 | Let's see how difficult that is. |
| 0:31.9 | Are we feeling positive today? |
| 0:34.1 | I am. |
| 0:34.9 | Normally I'm the negative one, but actually... No,, the realist. The realist, sorry, sorry, the, the, yeah, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, that's right, that was what it was, wasn't it? No, I actually think that there's a lot of negativity around the new rules but when you kind of dive into the positives |
| 0:55.2 | it's not all doom and gloom sometimes it's hard to look at the positives because you get |
| 0:59.9 | so caught up in the negatives but actually i think there's a decent amount to talk about but of course |
| 1:04.6 | we will do the negatives as well afterwards yes we're going to do two separate podcasts we'll |
| 1:08.8 | start with the positives uh because look the blueprints, there are things within the |
| 1:13.5 | regulations that I do genuinely think can be fixed and can be turned around to make some good |
| 1:19.5 | racing. |
| 1:20.1 | So we've got one from me, one from Tommy, and then lots from you to discuss. |
| 1:24.9 | Now, before we get into what we like about the regulations, |
| 1:28.4 | I had one of the strangest emails I've ever seen come into the P1 inbox |
| 1:34.1 | from Ben Jackson, who, I am not kidding, has created the P1 logo out of sheep. |
| 1:44.5 | Now, this is not AI. |
| 1:46.4 | This is not AI as far as I am aware here. |
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