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[pdac]

What have Toto done to influence the floor less than 2022? Could a team boss threaten FIA to change the car's regulation direction? And is this what MBS is, or is this before MBS?

 

Got to say keep nearly all and make the wheel base shorter sounds very logical. Don't break it when it is working.

 

I don't think it's as crude as F1 bosses threatening anything. They don't have to threaten. They just make it clear they are against something and implications of that disapproval will be considered. The more important the team is considered to be, the more consideration will be given to any disapproval from the boss of that team. It's their (F1's) 'working relationship'.

[Goron3]

A slight reduction in mechanical grip and a big drop in aero is a good thing overall imo, as long as there's more power than grip, particularly at lower speeds.

[Beri]

The rules have been altered some 10 times now. And with the current iteration, the freedom of design is back in a drastic way. Different shapes and forms are back and not as uniform as the current regulations mandate.

 

[Goron3]

With the increase in aero, I do think that at tracks like Hungary, Singapore etc the 2026 cars actually perform really well. Perhaps Bahrain too, where the cars spend a lot of time accelerating and braking.

 

It's tracks like Jeddah, Monza, Silverstone and Spa where I'm worried about performance.

[PayasYouRace]

Saw this on LinkedIn, and while it's a bit of a promo for the companies involved here, there's a bit of opinion from Gary Paffett on the new chassis regulations.

 

[Sterzo]

Fascinating video, PaYR. Overall, the analysis makes me optimistic about the changes, with one significant reservation - that everything could be even more tyre-dependent. Nevertheless, faster straights / slower corners (amongst other things) sounds a good way to go.

 

Now I must get over to the "worst takes" thread and confess to my ancient prediction that Gary Paffett would be a multiple world champ...

[Wuzak]

Fascinating video, PaYR. Overall, the analysis makes me optimistic about the changes, with one significant reservation - that everything could be even more tyre-dependent. Nevertheless, faster straights / slower corners (amongst other things) sounds a good way to go.

 

Now I must get over to the "worst takes" thread and confess to my ancient prediction that Gary Paffett would be a multiple world champ...

 

That was the idea with the 2014 regulations.

 

A couple of years later they changed to bigger tyres, wider cars and more downforce to lower lap times.