F1 2026

quovadis said:
Awwww, the DTS expert conflates the sport with commercial metrics.

A sport isn’t measured only by how many tickets it sells. It’s measured by competitive integrity, regulatory consistency, governance credibility and whether the championship feels earned rather than administrated.

You can have record crowds at a Formula 1 race weekend and still have stewarding inconsistencies, political infighting, rule instability and tension between the FIA and commercial rights holders.

If your only defence point are commercial metrics, you’re arguing about the size of the circus - not the condition of the ring.
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The oke isn't colloquially known as vaaldumb for no reason.
 
Australian GP weekend is going to be so interesting. So many questions.

How much are the FIA going to nerf the combustion trick and start procedure?

With the sandbags removed who actually nailed the engine regs and aero for pole position?

How are overtakes going to be with the new overtake mode?

Are they going to run out of battery on the back straight every race lap?

Do these new tyres keep it a one stop like the Bahrain long runs suggest?

Will Audi’s experience with energy harvesting give us a Hulkenpodium in the first race?

Most excited I’ve been for Australia since 2014.
 
satanboy said:
It's called testing. We can check the validity of that statement when Qualifying starts.
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It is, but there is more than enough evidence that the field will be spread come Australia. There is almost no time before then to make significant improvements to the cars.
 
Mercedes have always had the upper hand with these new engine hybrid regs... look at long ago when it all started, Merc came out of the closet with big shiny balls and dominated for 8 years or so.

I would bet on them, and this is coming from someone who doesn't like that team.
 
Red Bull's Chief Designer has left the ream with immediate effect.

Breaking: Red Bull chief designer steps down on eve of F1 season​


Red Bull Racing has confirmed the departure of chief designer Craig Skinner from the team after 20 years, RacingNews365 can confirm.

Skinner's reasons for leaving the team are unknown, but according to RacingNews365's sources, he has decided to leave of his own accord and the departure has nothing to do with a wave of purported other departures in connection with the team in recent days.

Skinner joined Red Bull in 2006 after spells with Jordan and Williams, initially as a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) engineer, before rising to group leader in 2009.

He then became deputy head of aerodynamics, and then chief aerodynamicist in 2018.

In 2022, he was appointed chief designer and was a key architect of the 2023 RB19 machine, the most successful car in F1 history.
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Ama-Zing Rabobi said:
So hired by Newey?
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Not necessarily.

Jonathan Wheatley also departed Red Bull as Sporting Director and is now Audi's Team Principal. He had been there since 2006, so it looks like senior members of Red Bull's technical team may be looking to step up and take on new challenges.

The band is breaking up, and some former members may be looking to launch solo careers.
 
Ama-Zing Rabobi said:
Yeah, but this was Newey's understudy.
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I dunno, a move to Aston Martin looks like a career setback.

Aston Martin revamped their technical team last year, bringing in a bunch of new technical people, including Duncan Elliott (ex-Mercedes) who occupies the same role (Chief Designer) Skinner did under Newey at Red Bull. Their new Chief Technical Officer (the role Newey occupied at Red Bull) was brought in from Ferrari last year. It doesn't look like Skinner could go in there and progress.
 
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Pirelli assesses unique wet tyre: ‘super-intermediate’ under study for 2027
— Pirelli is exploring the development of a ‘super-intermediate’ tyre for 2027, aiming to produce a more versatile option capable of covering a wide range of wet conditions. Mario Isola, Pirelli’s Head of Motorsport, explained the concept in an interview with Motorsport.com:
“We had an idea that we had proposed, namely to make a unique tread pattern in wet conditions. The idea stems from the limited use of the full wet, which we know creates a lot of spray and therefore limits visibility. However, specific FIA tests, fitting a type of fender on the rear tyres of the cars, established that most of the spray comes from the diffuser.”
— The proposed super-intermediate would be designed to operate from damp or semi-dry conditions through to heavy rain, potentially replacing both the intermediate and full wet tyres. Isola outlined the ongoing development and evaluation process:
“We want to study it and continue developing it. We introduced it in F2, while in F3 it was already introduced last year. In GT racing it works very well; those series do not use intermediates, so we are starting with championships that are accustomed to using only a wet tyre and a slick. It is a more modern product than the current full wet design.”
“We will continue to study it for F1 2027. A possible introduction will be decided after assessing the real situation during a genuine wet race in 2026 — whether it is better to retain the intermediate and wet with minor adjustments, or whether moving to a single design is the right solution.”
— The new tyre concept is based on the current intermediate construction and features two longitudinal grooves to help disperse water and reduce the risk of aquaplaning. Pirelli has scheduled three dedicated wet-weather tests this season, including one at Sakhir following the Bahrain Grand Prix, to further evaluate performance in varying conditions.

This is Formula 1​

 
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