Overview

• Autosport reports the 2026 package—narrower, lighter cars with active aero and a roughly 50:50 electric-to-ICE split—will raise in-lap management demands and could reduce the advantage of experience, offering rookies a chance to close the gap.
• Sebastian Vettel told Auto Motor und Sport he is unconvinced by the regulations, criticizing rear‑axle‑only energy recovery and arguing F1 has not gone far enough on cutting car weight.
• Ferrari boss Frédéric Vasseur said both he and Lewis Hamilton underestimated the challenge of switching from Mercedes to Ferrari, adding the driver is adapting and that recent setbacks were fine‑margin outcomes rather than a deeper crisis.
• Red Bull’s in‑house 2026 power unit with Ford remains an unknown, though figures such as Juan Pablo Montoya suggest the program could surprise competitively, a view presented as opinion rather than established fact.
• Carlos Sainz backed Williams’ choice to halt FW47 upgrades and prioritize its 2026 car, acknowledging short‑term slippage in results but insisting the strategy is the right call for long‑term gains.