Mercedes\u2019<\/a> struggles to recapture its success of the previous decade.<\/p>\nThe 2026 cars will be smaller, lighter and feature active aero, as well as redesigned power units, with it hoped that the on-track spectacle is improved.<\/p>\n
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It is also expected to bring about a reshuffle to the current competitive order, with Guenther Steiner suspecting there will be \u201coutliers\u201d from the start under the new rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aerodynamic rules, the chassis rules are changing, the cars get smaller and get completely different new power units,\u201d he told Lottoland.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is changeable aerodynamics \u2014 on the straight, you can take downforce away, so you reduce drag and go faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea who will be good, who will be bad. It\u2019s a completely new game \u2014 nobody knows, not even the teams, because the teams only know their own car.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people will get it right, and some people will not get it so right. The people not getting it right will need to catch up.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn the beginning, there will be some outliers \u2014 some very fast cars, and maybe somebody will get it completely wrong and be slow for a year or two.<\/p>\n
\u201cFormula 1 always needs a change in regulations, because otherwise all the cars end up the same and you stop developing technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the next generation of cars, sustainable fuels are being developed for the combustion engine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat could be huge for normal people on the road. Combustion engines will change, but with better, sustainable fuels, they can still have a future.<\/p>\n
\u201cChange is good. People reinvent themselves, put a lot of effort in it, and it keeps it interesting.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you keep the regulations as they are now, I don\u2019t think there would be a lot of change.<\/p>\n
\u201cMcLaren has developed such an advantage that it\u2019s very difficult for anyone to catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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