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The FIA have revealed their goals for the 2026 chassis rule changes:
1) Significantly reduced drag to improve sustainability and efficiency and complement the power unit characteristics. 2) Maintain and improve on recent lessons learned about close racing and cars being able to follow each other. 3) Reduce car dimensions. 4) Reduce or contain car mass. 5) Sustainability. Continue path towards the standardisation or simplification of strategically-selected components for cost-cutting purposes. Expand the usage of sustainable materials or technologies and focus on recyclability. 6) Continued innovation in terms of car safety, moving towards active and connected safety systems. Some of the above have been discussed in this and other threads. Many objectives are well chosen I would say. Regarding point 5 though, the wording of it is slightly alarming: "Reduce or contain car mass". If they were very serious about reducing car mass they would have not included the word "contain". I'm afraid based on this wording, the ambitions regarding weight reduction will be limited and other aspects will be given priority. |
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In short, they no doubt would like to reduce the weight, but maybe feel that the best they can do is stop it from growing. Richard |
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So even going back to 13" wheels (-18kg, and minus -5kg if you are happy with the narrower GP2-size tyres instead of the wider 2017 tyres) and V8 engines (-72kg), it won't be possible to get the weight much below 700kg. [I'd like to see the front tyres go back to the historical size (245mm) and the rear tyres left at the historical size which they returned to (405mm) [fronts and rears were scaled up equally in 2017, even though only the rears were ever scaled down by the FIA in 1994 & 1998]... A more rearwards tyre distribution and therefore weight distribution should encourage shorter cars.] Last edited by V8 Fireworks; 27 Apr 2022 at 05:34. |
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I must say that the stated ambition to reduce drag makes me slightly more hopeful because it would promote the return to smaller tires, smaller cars, less fuel/battery weight and less require power so lighter drivetrains. A reduction in drag often goes hand in hand with a reduction in weight. This reduction of drag could also be achieved by an passive drag reduction system (as discussed here: https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156950) or an active drag reduction system. In the latter system, DRS would be always active on the straights, but if a car approaches from the rear and is within one second it won't engage. So as it were the reverse of the current DRS system, but with the same effect). |
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I think F1 should at least try push-to-pass, as an alternative to DRS in one of the sprint races.
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We had push to pass with KERS and ERS, although that was quite different how it operated from actual push to pass. Either way DRS has to go. Sprint Races I can give or take, but they don't add much
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I don’t think we should use that system, drivers shouldn’t need it to pass
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It’s fine in Indycar, but I don’t think it should be used in every series. In my view if the aero in F1 limited enough to encourage close racing, you don’t need a P2P number
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2026 rule changes mean we will get both Porsche and Audi entering F1. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/vw...cade/10266031/ |
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No one is saying P2P should be in every series. However, F1 has just had a major change to the aero regs. So unless there are any further changes to aero on the horizon and there don't seem to be, what is the alternative to DRS? |
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Out of curiosity - I took a trawl back through the depths of 10/10ths to see what was being discussed in 2000.
Guess what - the same complaints then. 21 Jun 2000 - Rule changes make overtaking easier?: 'Technical changes for 2001 could make passing less of a lost art. Technical changes brought in for the 2001 Formula 1 season could make overtaking easier by reducing front-end downforce and aerodynamic sensitivity. The series of changes, which also include enhanced driver protection, were unanimously agreed by the F1 teams and passed by the FIA World Council, motorsport’s rule-making body today (June 21).' 1 Jun 2000 - One year ago: 'Most of the drivers are complaining that Formula One is becoming boring and blames the few opportunities for overtaking for much of the lack of thrill. They have asked for a serious overview of the technical regulations in an effort to bring back some thrill to the Formula One arena. Former world champion Damon Hill said F1 team bosses should take the matter serious as the current regulations has taken the sport into a blind alley.' 22 May 2000 - More Passing?: 'We all know that F1 racing is becoming boring because of the lack of passing. We know that taking of the wings and putting slicks on will make it better.' The consensus at the time seemed to reach the view that:
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I think what the 2001 article might have been alluding to (partly) was raising the front wing in order to reduce front downforce. This has been done several times over the years and each time it made the racing worse because the wing kept getting raised into further disturbed air. Everyone knows that the cleanest air behind a car is the air closest to the ground, the higher you go, the more disturbed this is. This goes for regular wind too. When I used to do some trackside videowork, it was a widely regarded norm that all the cameramen put the microphones as close to the ground as possible as this meant reduced wind. This is the one aspect I question with the 2022 rules, raising the front wing was the wrong choice. It should have been kept as low to the ground as possible. Last edited by Sodemo; 3 May 2022 at 13:08. |
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Simple, just let drivers decide when and where to pass, instead of letting DRS decide for them. However if you really wanted to see more passing, why not bring back manual gearboxes?
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It feels to me like some folk should just go and watch Masters Historic F1 meetings. The cars, although amazing, are like agricultural machinery compared to today's.
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Drivers can decide when and where to make a pass, passing isn't restricted to the DRS zones. However, passing has become increasingly difficult, which is why F1 introduced DRS and despite the aero changes with the 2022 car, it is still an issue. Therefore, as passing still comes with a premium, I think it would be a good idea if F1 looked at alternatives to DRS and which aren't restricted to a particular part of the track. At least evaluate P2P in one of the sprint races. |
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Sorry, I wish the forum directly supported multi-level quotes. Maybe it does and I am doing something wrong.
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Because F1 rulemakers often make dumb, illogical decisions and usually don't learn from past mistakes. To Greem's comment (which I agree with), if I were to restate it and provide an example, it would be... When fans try to 'fix' F1, they typically ask to revert back to older regulations that were in place during a magical era. Those regulations may have worked at that time and place, but given the increase in knowledge and technical capabilities we have now, we can't expect to get the same results when using those older regulations. As an example, use the 1988 regulations today and McLaren would not produce the MP4/4. It would be something that would look radically different. Richard |
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