Formula 1 2026 has been a mixed bag owing to the regulations, which have sometimes created yo-yo racing, sometimes led to more conventional wheel-to-wheel battles, and at other times have produced not very much. Energy-starved circuits such as Silverstone and Spa were a shadow of themselves due to the dreaded clipping, nullifying the challenges of some turns, while the complexity of the evolving power units meant it was often more Formula Algorithm than Formula 1.
There are a handful of circuits remaining on the schedule with very, very long full-throttle sections, most notably Monza, Baku, and Las Vegas, where top-end speed may taper off long before the next corner. We are, though, stuck with this for the remainder of the season, before the power split shifts a little for 2027. And will we get a wet session? There remarkably hasn’t been a rain-hit session so far this year, meaning how the cars and power units handle the wet stuff remains a mystery.