Adrian Newey has warned that F1 cars in 2026 will be “a lot slower” as the sport prepares for sweeping power unit changes.
While the regulation changes are no doubt a positive for the environment as well as the wallets of the suppliers, one consequence could be that we have seen F1 cars go as fast as they ever will. That is certainly what Red Bull design guru Newey predicts, suggesting the 2026 regulations will force the cars to be “quite a lot slower.”
“So it is possible that this current generation of Formula 1 cars will be the fastest for some time because the 2026 rules as proposed at the moment [mean] the cards would be quite a lot slower.”What is the fastest F1 car of all time?