Lewis Hamilton believes Components 1 must go additional to scale back the burden of automobiles regardless of the deliberate minimize for 2026 introduced yesterday.
The FIA revealed the primary particulars of the brand new laws for 2026 together with a discount within the minimal weight from 798 kilograms to 768.
“It’s solely 30 kilos, so it’s getting in the appropriate course, but it surely’s nonetheless heavy,” stated Hamilton. The following era of automobiles will likely be heavier than these raced in 2021.
The FIA expects groups will be capable of obtain the discount in weight partly via a discount within the most dimensions of the automobiles. The 2026 automobiles will likely be shorter and narrower than the present machines.
Nonetheless the automobiles will even generate considerably much less downforce than earlier than, leaving Hamilton involved lap instances will rise. “I’ve spoken to some drivers who’ve pushed it on the simulator – I haven’t – however they stated it’s fairly gradual. So we’ll see whether or not it’s really the appropriate course or not.”
Nonetheless he believes F1 is heading in the appropriate directed by making {the electrical} element of the hybrid engines extra highly effective and introducing sustainable gas.
“When it comes to sustainability, significantly on the ability unit facet, I feel that’s a very daring step and I feel it’s getting in the appropriate course,” he stated. “We’ve simply acquired to ensure the automobiles are environment friendly, quick, and a pure step ahead, and truly racing is improved.”
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Hamilton’s staff mate George Russell stated yesterday the brand new automobiles are prone to be faster on the straights however slower within the corners. Nico Hulkenberg has the identical impression.
“It’s actually fairly completely different,” stated the Haas driver. “Some fascinating areas and features. I feel some that also want a bit additional work.
“Like Lewis stated, I feel the burden discount is sweet, however then 30 kilos is… not the world. It seems like lots much less downforce, particularly high-speed corners. It is going to be fairly a unique situation and attribute to now.
“So there may be going to be positively a drastic change and alter… you’re not at all times so open to it. However we’ll see what occurs between now and, within the one-and-a-half years [before they arrive], if there is perhaps some small changes or not with what’s occurring.”
Yuki Tsunoda is inspired by what he’s seen of the automotive however involved overtaking might turn out to be harder as automobiles will now not have DRS.
“It seems good,” he advised the official F1 channel, “30 [kilos] lighter and narrower which permits us to hopefully overtake extra within the corners moderately than the straight.
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“However I feel eradicating the DRS, that’ll be fascinating. Particularly because it’s laborious to think about with the present automotive that, eradicating DRS, we’ll be capable of overtake. However hopefully the simulation goes nicely and searching ahead to seeing that.”
The FIA has introduced plans for a ‘Guide Override Mode’ which can replicate the impact of DRS by permitting chasing drivers to realize an influence increase.
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