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[German Auto MotorSport] New Details on F1 Regulations 2026 (www.auto-motor-und-sport.de)

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Key takeaways:

Gearboxes will have 6 gears instead of 8.

The cars will have to use 30kg of fuel only to generate electric power.

The wheelbase will be shortened by 30 cm

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s almost purely for aero reasons to make the car faster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think you're right, the battery bit is more about the weight. I got it mixed in there since they're usually brought up together.