He has high hopes the new technical regulations F1 will introduce next year will allow the cars to follow more closely in the first year under the rules and in subsequent seasons.<\/p>\n
Compared to the approximate 80% downforce level within 20 metres of another car achieved in 2022, Tombazis said: \u201cWe believe that the start of the new cycle will be more like 90% or something like that. So we believe it\u2019s going to be better than it\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n Next year\u2019s cars will have simpler aerodynamic surfaces and permit active adjustment of wings, allowing drivers to maximise downforce in the corners and minimise drag in the straights. The Drag Reduction System will be replaced with a new push-button overtaking power boost.<\/p>\n Tombazis said this will contribute to better racing next year. However he acknowledged the extent of the rules change is likely to cause a bigger spread in performance between teams.<\/p>\n \u201cClearly with new regulations one expects initially a slightly bigger spread of the grid,\u201d he said, \u201cbut we do expect, from an aerodynamic point of view, cars to be able to follow each other much closer than now. The wake characteristics are much improved and we feel we\u2019ve learned a lot from the 2022 cars to implement a lot of these learnings for the aerodynamic regulations this year.<\/p>\n \u201cThen, of course, [there is] the transition from using DRS to energy as the tool to assist overtaking. That\u2019s all going to change the nature and make it more unpredictable. That, together with the different aerodynamics, I think are going to make racing, ultimately, more exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Fernando](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/racefansdotnet-24-11-11-11-51-16-2-SI202511090661-470x313.jpg\")
<\/a>Report: I won\u2019t miss current F1 cars, they failed to improve the racing \u2013 Alonso<\/a>\u201cWe think that in developing the regulations for \u201926, we have learned a lot from that, and we hope we will maintain the good characteristics for a longer period, or hopefully not have this decay again,\u201d he said. \u201cThere will definitely be some, but hopefully not as much as we had during this cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n