The talk in the F1 paddock is that teams will only receive✃ clear information about the 2𒐪026 regulations much later than they hoped.

Martin Brundle shared “concern” by the lack of clarity♐ over the upcoming rule-change, while Karun Chandhok shared the worries of technical staff from F1 teams on the  podcast.

The main gist of the﷽ 2026 change is that cars will become 50% powered by the internal 𒁏combustion engine and 50% by battery.

Cars will also have movea🅘ble aerodynamics but worry has emerged after F1 teams tested it in simulators, but foundꦫ their drivers either spinning or unable to turn efficiently,  reported.

Chandhok explained on Sky: “ౠThe regulations haven’t fully been defined yet.

“What we know is the internal combustion engine, the amount of power will be reduced compared to the ba𝕴ttery.

“From what we understan🍌d, there are still a lot of conversations going on, how they’re going to make it work.

“In order to get the amount of energy that you need to deploy, you need to take a significant amount of drag 🐈out of the car.

“There are conversations between the tea෴ms, the FIA, Formula 1’s technical department on what theꦬ best way is.

“There is a lot of conversation but no definition on what the chassis༒ rules will be.

“This is the first time I can recall the chassis be💙ing dictated by the engine rules.”

Brundle added: “Yo♛u have to be really concerned by♔ this.

“We’re 22 months away 🌺from these carꦬs running, and it’s not defined.

“There will b♈e a lot more battery power so♕ the cars will probably be heavier and more complex.

“It𓃲 feels to me that these regulations should have been cast in stone a year ago.

“Then you’ve got a new team coming in, li💙ke Audi. And Red 𝓰Bull Powertrains starting up with Ford assistance.

“There are a lot of unknowns𝔉. I hope we’re getting it right.

“I expressed in commentary recently that hybrid engines are perhaps the worst decision F1 ever made. The cars are ඣso big and so complex.

“But, my goodness, they are fast and impressive. We’ve sorted it out💞 now. In the early days𝄹, it was a pain.

“We don’t want to go through that again.

In 2014, one PU was massively dominant.

“What you see in 2024 will be largely locked in for𒁃 2025 because who🍃 has the budget, the resource, to do a lot of work on their 2025 car when it’s such a change for 2026?

“The teams will be getting edgy and angsty about ‘what a▨re the regulations? We need to put things toꦐ bed’.

“Luckily with the incredib😼le resource and ingenuity of F1, they 💝will sort it out.”

How long do F1 teams need in advance to prepare effectiꦺvely for the 2026 ruleᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs?

“There is a balance,” Chandhok said. “Give them 💎too much time and they simulate everything to death and spend too much money.

“We are at a point where it has to be defined.

“The t✤eams, from what I underst🌳and after speaking to the technical people in Jeddah, were hoping for the rules to be locked in 100% by June.

“The feeling in the paddock is that they won’t get that, and that this conversation will rumꦅble on until later this year.

“They think that is just too late. They would like a solid 18-20 months to the first race, or the first test, with the rules set in s🍨tone.

“There will be clarific꧙ations but you want the bulk 🍸of it sorted out.

“They still haven’t got firm clarity.”