Vanja #66 wrote: ↑16 Jul 2023, 16:23
In this case, there aren't any definitive bodywork rules, so there are no aero rules or guidelines either. It's impossible to objectively make the conclusions he and Max said RB made of the new rules, so it's hard to see it as anything but pressure towards FIA to extend the rule set that's beneficial for them and delay the rule set that will undoubtedly cause them loads of trouble on PU side.
In this case, based on what Pat Symonds has said, it would seem that the FIA have sent the teams preliminary data on on the 2026 rules, though Symonds also said that the teams have data that is 6 months old.
That may seem to suggest that the FIA engineering team have struggled to get a set of rules that work with the 2026 PU and deliver lap time similar to currently.
My thought is that it will be terrible.
Current cars accelerate most of the straights, only the last little bit do they slow down when the ES is depleted and/or they start sending power from the ERS to the ES.
For 2026 they will probably reach top speed in the first 1/3 of a straight and then maintain the speed or get slower as they travel along the straight.
That's not even thinking about high speed corners that will, probably, require significant input from the MGUK.