2026 F1 Cars - General Thread

[mzso]

maybe I am a bit late to the party, but the discussions in this topic regarding Adrian Newey's statement and how the whole Drivetrain might be handled led me to some thoughts and conclusions,

Where and what did he say?

[BorisTheBlade]

Oh it was a hot topic in this thread more than a year ago - see below.

'^ It looks like a direct quote to me.

Here it is again

This could still cause some strange situations at some circuits. "It's certainly going to be a strange formula in as much as the engines will be working flat-chat as generators just about the whole time," Newey told Autosport. "So, the prospect of the engine working hard in the middle of Loews hairpin is going to take some getting used to."

And he specifically says "middle of the Loews hairpin." Newey has seen the tests and seen the simulations. None of us have. He is giving us a very big inside scoop on what he seen in those tests and sims. And that is the ICE being flat out in the middle of the Loews hairpin.

[BorisTheBlade]

Oh it was a hot topic in this thread more than a year ago - see below.

'^ It looks like a direct quote to me.

Here it is again

This could still cause some strange situations at some circuits. "It's certainly going to be a strange formula in as much as the engines will be working flat-chat as generators just about the whole time," Newey told Autosport. "So, the prospect of the engine working hard in the middle of Loews hairpin is going to take some getting used to."

And he specifically says "middle of the Loews hairpin." Newey has seen the tests and seen the simulations. None of us have. He is giving us a very big inside scoop on what he seen in those tests and sims. And that is the ICE being flat out in the middle of the Loews hairpin.

[mzso]

Oh it was a hot topic in this thread more than a year ago - see below.

So long ago I forgot.
I definitely read that news article.