2026 F1 Cars - General Thread

[Badger]

I saw a 3D mockup of the 2026 F1 car a few days ago on the internet, and the 3D file was deleted quite quickly. I managed to download it and render it myself. It seems that someone is genuinely working on this design—the floor details look quite convincing especially the fillet radius requirements. Hopefully, in the coming days, when the new car is officially revealed, we will see whether this was a genuine design concept or just a fantasy mockup.

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... nder-1.jpg

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... nder-2.jpg

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... nder-3.jpg

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... nder-4.jpg

Would it be possible to simulate airflow on this model?

[Matt2725]

Showing a pull front & push rear suspension layout, in those render images.

Well, We cannot say for sure whether either team has adopted a front pull-rod suspension layout.

That model appears to be too detailed to come from an enthusiast or an engineer outside an F1 team.

It could be from a team that adopted this layout last season, but it could also represent a very early development model.

Edit: A small detail that comes to mind is the air inlet in front of the driver. That inlet was a Red Bull feature—they used it last season as well. Could this be an old model of the RB22?

I see to recall Mercedes had something similar last year in Singapore and I think Qatar. Worth noting as well that the pitot tube is reminiscent of the design Mercedes have used.

[Sbrillo88]

Showing a pull front & push rear suspension layout, in those render images.

Well, We cannot say for sure whether either team has adopted a front pull-rod suspension layout.

That model appears to be too detailed to come from an enthusiast or an engineer outside an F1 team.

It could be from a team that adopted this layout last season, but it could also represent a very early development model.

Edit: A small detail that comes to mind is the air inlet in front of the driver. That inlet was a Red Bull feature—they used it last season as well. Could this be an old model of the RB22?

I see to recall Mercedes had something similar last year in Singapore and I think Qatar. Worth noting as well that the pitot tube is reminiscent of the design Mercedes have used.

You’re right. I’ve checked. They used it for the Monaco GP as well.

[qoochet]

More detail.
I've painted some parts in white to make them easier for you guys to read.

[Badger]

Look at the bend on that, what suspension component is that? Seems like an odd thing to add if you are just experimenting a bit in CAD. I'm leaning towards this being a real leak. Someone has put some real work into this.

[AR3-GP]

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... cept-1.jpg Look at the bend on that, what suspension component is that? Seems like an odd thing to add if you are just experimenting a bit in CAD. I'm leaning towards this being a real leak. Someone has put some real work into this.

This model has a pushrod at the back, but doesn't have the 5th linkage at the front. Not a very "real" model. It's incomplete.

[Sbrillo88]

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... cept-1.jpg Look at the bend on that, what suspension component is that? Seems like an odd thing to add if you are just experimenting a bit in CAD. I'm leaning towards this being a real leak. Someone has put some real work into this.

I noticed under the nose a little flap in the previous image that you posted. Strange place where add something like that if it’s just a sample model right?

That suspension, is it even regular?

This model has a pushrod at the back, but doesn't have the 5th linkage at the front. Not a very "real" model. It's incomplete.

Perhaps an early development build? Or a showcar that they will use in some render? It’s too detailed to be just a model from someone outside a f1 team. I guess…

[Badger]

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... cept-1.jpg Look at the bend on that, what suspension component is that? Seems like an odd thing to add if you are just experimenting a bit in CAD. I'm leaning towards this being a real leak. Someone has put some real work into this.

This model has a pushrod at the back, but doesn't have the 5th linkage at the front. Not a very "real" model. It's incomplete.

In this image I spy upper and lower wishbones, pull rod, steering rod. That's all the suspension components I'm aware of.

In the front image with white details I think the pull rod is just hiding behind the upper front wishbone.

I'm not saying this is a car that is going to be rolling out in the next month, but this is professional work IMO. Maybe an early CAD version from a team, maybe an FIA CAD version.

[BigBeansBoy]

Would you be able to post the 3D file?

[AR3-GP]

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... cept-1.jpg Look at the bend on that, what suspension component is that? Seems like an odd thing to add if you are just experimenting a bit in CAD. I'm leaning towards this being a real leak. Someone has put some real work into this.

This model has a pushrod at the back, but doesn't have the 5th linkage at the front. Not a very "real" model. It's incomplete.

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... nder-4.jpg In this image I spy upper and lower wishbones, pull rod, steering rod. That's all the suspension components I'm aware of.

In the front image with white details I think the pull rod is just hiding behind the upper front wishbone.

I'm not saying this is a car that is going to be rolling out in the next month, but this is professional work IMO. Maybe an early CAD version from a team, maybe an FIA CAD version.

What does "professional" mean? There are a lot of "amateurs" or former industry types who would have been able to make something like this in their free time.

This model also lacks any mechanism for moving the front wing.

[AR3-GP]

WRT front wing active flap control/hardware, how will the teams package this?

This is from 2009:
https://cdn-6.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... _ADJUS.jpg

Great illustration, and a very useful reference point (I think that it also backs up my point as well!?); this worked because it was used by the driver to adjust the front wing and balance the car, in my experience a LinAc cannot be made to operate quickly enough for the ‘instant’ change required. At the same time rotary servo-motors would need to be synchronised side to side (anyone that has owned an original MX5/Miata/Eunos Roadster will be aware of the ‘winking’ phenomenon and operational time difference between two synchronised servo-motors!).
Hydraulic operation would allow you to move the bulk into the nose and retain small actuators, also the technology for hydraulic operation at speed is widely understood (been the de facto method for DRS since its introduction).

I hit the jackpot:



There are no hydraulics involved. It's a solenoid that moves the wing (electromagnet). Solenoids can be switched rapidly between two positions using electricity.

[Badger]

This model has a pushrod at the back, but doesn't have the 5th linkage at the front. Not a very "real" model. It's incomplete.

https://moriteam.com/wp-content/uploads ... nder-4.jpg In this image I spy upper and lower wishbones, pull rod, steering rod. That's all the suspension components I'm aware of.

In the front image with white details I think the pull rod is just hiding behind the upper front wishbone.

I'm not saying this is a car that is going to be rolling out in the next month, but this is professional work IMO. Maybe an early CAD version from a team, maybe an FIA CAD version.

What does "professional" mean? There are a lot of "amateurs" or former industry types who would have been able to make something like this in their free time.

This model also lacks any mechanism for moving the front wing.

We've never seen CAD files of this detail and scope before coming from an amateur. I guess it's not impossible but seems pretty unlikely, especially seeing as no one is taking credit for it.

As for the DRS mechanism, under the nose seems like a decent bet. Can't see that part from the pics.

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The more I look at it the more convinced I am. The details are top notch. The subtle geometries in the barge boards, diffuser, and suspension areas. All the ancillary details are there: metal connectors, panels, screws for everything, pitot tubes, antennas, cameras (even the damn 3D camera is included), sensors, cooling louvres, floor edge support rods.

There's a bunch of stuff in the model that no sane "amateur" would bother with. We are talking severe levels of high functioning autism here for someone to bother with all this s***

[Giando]

Hello, is there anyone who could tell me at which point in the floor near the rear tyres the teams are allowed to raise the floor to create the diffuser for 2026?
Up until 2021, if i'm not mistaken, that point was aligned with the front tangent of the rear wheels, but from the sketches and drawings i saw on the web it seems that now that point has been moved a little bit forward towards the center of the car? Any reference? I tried to read the official rules but given that english is not my mother tongue i found it difficult to find that precise info in the section C of the rules in the Floor Bodywork chapter.
Thanks, i just need the very basic dimension and positioning of the diffuser, in the end

[vorticism]

Quite a quality CAD quantification posted there above, no quaint quid pro quo. Quibbly question, though: qui bono?

[FW17]

Since teams are free to select the wheel rims, do we see open spoke designs or completely closed off wheels?