2026

[SteveH]

https://x.com/FastestPitStop/status/1789958843633455241

[TravelGal]

https://x.com/FastestPitStop/status/1789958843633455241

"Hmm...this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else."

???:confused::confused:

[SteveH]

Evidently that tweet has been retracted.

This this one pops up
https://x.com/DFWF1Club/status/1790008418519982425

:confused:

[SteveH]

https://x.com/wtf1official/status/1798022823866429820

[SteveH]

2026 changes explained
https://www.threads.net/@f1/post/C74IN-nA-jG/

[SteveH]

https://x.com/FastestPitStop/status/1798810743631909104

[SteveH]

THE PLAN TO ADDRESS F1 TEAMS' 2026 RULES FEARS
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/teams-f1-2026-rules-fears-plan-to-address-fia/

[SteveH]

Exclusive: Alpine could abandon Renault engines and become F1 customer team in 2026 (https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/alpine-could-abandon-renault-engines-and-become-f1-customer-team-in-2026/10624339/)


French manufacturer in talks with rivals about customer engine deals amid suggestions it could abandon Renault works unit

[SteveH]

https://i.redd.it/00lhz2easw9d1.jpeg

[SteveH]

Toyota Haas link up in 2026
https://formula.hu/f1/2024/07/09/exkluziv-2025-ben-jon-az-f1-be-a-toyota will need translation

Possibly a year earlier but that seems unlikely at this late date.

Try this

'Toyota working on return to Formula 1'
https://racingnews365.com/toyota-working-on-return-to-formula-one

[nissan gtp]

Toyota Haas link up in 2026
https://formula.hu/f1/2024/07/09/exkluziv-2025-ben-jon-az-f1-be-a-toyota will need translation

Possibly a year earlier but that seems unlikely at this late date.

Try this

'Toyota working on return to Formula 1'
https://racingnews365.com/toyota-working-on-return-to-formula-one

Yeah I dunno. Toyota didn't do very well in their last F1 stint, and don't have an F1 chassis program. Haas has done the build-it-from-Ferrari-parts thing for their entire existence and I don't see Toyota capable or willing to do that.

[SteveH]

“Impossible” to build mule cars to test tyres for new 2026 F1 rules – Pirelli (https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/12/impossible-to-build-mule-cars-to-test-tyres-for-new-2026-f1-rules-pirelli/)

Interesting dilemma, never considered this would be an issue until now

[SteveH]

Audi achieves "significant milestone" with its 2026 Formula One power unit
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24873

[SteveH]

https://x.com/fastestpitstop/status/1812536169000816696?s=61&t=oFXcsN2wTfApq6UdUB40Qg

[SteveH]

“Bad news”: Disappointment as F1 prepares to lose an engine manufacturer
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/27/bad-news-disappointment-as-f1-prepares-to-lose-an-engine-manufacturer/

[SteveH]

F1 CEO says series doesn't plan on splitting up U.S. media partners after ESPN deal expires (https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/08/09/formula-1-us-media-rights-plan)


F1 President & CEO Stefano Domenicali said on Thursday that the racing series likely won’t break up its U.S. media rights across multiple partners following the expiry of its current ESPN deal, which runs through 2025. “Creating multiple offers is creating more confusion,” he said, stressing that F1 is still focused on generating awareness in the U.S.

[SteveH]

F1’S 2026 CARS NOW TWO SECONDS FASTER AFTER RULE TWEAKS (https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1s-2026-cars-now-two-seconds-faster-after-rule-tweaks/10664812/)

[SteveH]

https://i.redd.it/yg3kpmlnig0e1.jpeg

[SteveH]

https://x.com/tgruener/status/1857379812865630224?s=61&t=oFXcsN2wTfApq6UdUB40Qg

[SteveH]

https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1858496098169409610

https://x.com/FastestPitStop/status/1858499861768700142

[SteveH]

FIA release new renderings of the ‘refined version’ of the F1 2026 car concept (https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-release-new-renderings-refined-version-f1-2026-car-concept)


The FIA have released pictures of a ‘refined version’ of the 2026 Formula 1 car concept, the sport moving onto smaller, lighter cars.

After much debate, Formula 1 finally confirmed the technical regulations for the 2026 World Championship in June with the aim of designing cars that are more nimble car than the current F1 machines.

https://images.ps-aws.com/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3cm515ijfiu6w.cloudfront.net% 2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2F12091739%2Ffia-2026-car-1320x742.jpg

[SteveH]

The new rules dilemma that will define the 2025 F1 season (https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-new-rules-dilemma-that-will-define-the-2025-f1-season/10685531/)


F1’s title fight in 2025 is not going to be straightforward as teams face a headache in juggling car development for the new rules era in 2026


As part of an effort agreed at the end of 2023 to stop an arms race of early work, teams were not allowed to conduct aero testing on any car geometry that applies for the 2026 regulations before 1 January 2025.

[Insomniac]

I expect the top teams will mostly focus on 2025 until they know where they'll likely finish in the championship and the rest of the teams to make quick decisions on writing off 2025 for 2026. Like one or two teams will take advantage of the short term (the smallest budgets like Haas) to finish higher than expected while others with longer term vision (Aston) go in for 2026.

[SteveH]

https://i.redd.it/j1o6qif4syce1.jpeg