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[German Auto MotorSport] New Details on F1 Regulations 2026 (www.auto-motor-und-sport.de)

submitted 1 year ago by EliteSeafowl to c/formula1

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Key takeaways:

Gearboxes will have 6 gears instead of 8.

The cars will have to use 30kg of fuel only to generate electric power.

The wheelbase will be shortened by 30 cm

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As far as I understand it it's actually a bit of a misconception that the size of the current cars is due to safety. Part of it is the size of the hybrid engine and battery, but beyond that the wheelbase is actually artificially lengthened by the teams currently in order to fit more aero on the car. At least that's what I've been told.

[–] baggyspandex 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s almost purely for aero reasons to make the car faster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think you're right, the battery bit is more about the weight. I got it mixed in there since they're usually brought up together.