2026 is fast ap▨proaching with the regulations still y🍨et to be formally finalised.

However, a repo🍌rt by repuꦬtable German publication has shed light on changes on the chassis side.

So far, a lot of the information in the public sph🐎ere has bee♌n around the new engines.

The 2026 rules

F1’s next major engine regulation change will take place i🍰n 2026.

It seems F1 ꦰplans have appeased the manufacturers with Mercedes, Ferrari📖, Renault, Honda, Red Bull-Ford and Audi all set to be on the grid.

With the automobile industry centred around electric power, it’s no surprise to see that the MGU-K unit will now be three times more pow൲erful than before - moving up from a 1⛄20 kW to a motor generator with 350 kW.

On a similar note, the MGU-H has been removed completely for t💝he 2026 rules, allowing for a reduction in costs.

Thꦓey will be run on 100 per cent sustainable fuels, with their being a clea🐼r 50-50 split between internal combustion engines and electrical power.

Finally, the aim is for on🙈ly 70 kilograms of fuel in 2026, rather than the 100 kilos currently. 

Smaller, lighter cars at last?

Outlined in the report f🌞rom AMuS, the FIA are heavily focused on making the cars lighter - but also smaller.

The current F1 cars weigh an astonishing 798kg, with the new engines and “countermeasures” expected✅ to take it well above 800.

The 📖first step is to reduce the weight by at least 20 kilograms befor💧e looking at reducing it further into the regulation cycle. 

Othe🌟r changes include the width of the cars (reduced to 190cm from 200cm); wheel base shortened to at least 340cm (currently 360cm).

Consequently, there🐻 will be a 40 per cent loss in downforce.