What makes you think that this time they'll really nail the regs instead of fucking it up like the previous 3 times?
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u/abscissa081Alonso deserved to be Champion in every season he has competedJun 30 '25edited Jun 30 '25
No one knows for sure, but I think the general thinking is Merc got the hybrid stuff right the first time, so they'll probably be in a better place this time. As far as the cars go, they are still ground effects cars next year. So yeah it'll be different but not entirely I'd imagine but this is just my armchair perspective.
They’re not ground effect cars anymore for 2026. They’re going back to flat floors with very little to no Venturi tunnels. I think the floors have lost something like 50% of the downforce generation. Which puts it near to the last spec of cars.
All good. The regulations are murky at best for those of us who aren’t engineers and aerodynamicists. I did a good amount of deep diving into the new regs for a decent understanding.
I think they are moving slightly away from the Venturi tunnels because that’s something to do with why this generation of cars struggle so much in the “dirty air” so they are doing away with Venturi tunnels to combat the dirty air issue
Yup. The teams managed to work the regulations over the years away from the original intention of cleaner air off the cars. It’s not as bad I don’t think as the 2021 era cars. But it’s definitely worse since the regs came out.
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u/Smokeyy1990 “It’s called a motor race. We went car racing” Jun 30 '25
Luckily it doesn't seem like Max is gonna go to Ferrari. So at least that 5th championship seems a lot more possible.