JPower wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 14:21
Most complex cars in history and a brand new team is finishing races with both cars over teams that have decades of F1 experience and even recent championships. While they are slow, that point was a given. Keeping the car together is a good accomplishment.
Next step is to bring a good upgrade package.
Eh I’d argue the 2018 cars were the most conplex ever with both the astonishingly complex bargeboards and the insane front wings. Not to mention DRS, more sophisticated suspension and the super advanced 2014-2025 V6 turbo hybrid powertrain.
I’d argue the 2026 cars themselves are actually quite simple with a less sophisticated ERS and relatively few track-specific aero packages (pretty much cooling related only). The cars themselves are very simple by F1 standards, the software that controls them is another matter entirely.
That is not in any way meant to knock Cadillac however. The fact that they came into a new regulation set with just 11 months to prepare, yet still brought a car that isn’t struggling to make the 107% cutoff despite the difficulty of managing the MGU-K is insane.
The fact that the car also has unique details that impressed other teams, such as the double-straked front wing just makes it more impressive.
I wouldn’t even be surprised if Cadillac manages to score this year, which is crazy. I’d imagine they have the easiest car to upgrade out of all the backmarkers, since it doesn’t seem to be severely overweight or have any inherent problems apart from parts falling off.
