Overview

• Team simulations and FIA materials indicate top-speed records could fall in 2026, with Mercedes’ Toto Wolff saying peak runs may approach 400 km/h when full power is deployed.
• FIA single-seater chief Nikolas Tombazis says cars are projected to be about 1.0 to 2.5 seconds slower at the start of 2026, though teams are expected to claw back performance and overall pace will remain far above Formula 2.
• The concept shifts performance toward straights and away from corners through active aero and reduced downforce, with cars shorter and narrower and features such as the beam wing removed and underfloor geometry revised.
• Reports outline a much bigger electric share that could reach roughly 475 PS alongside about 575 PS from the ICE, producing higher torque and changing acceleration and recharge behavior on the straights.
• The FIA is revising details month by month, recently adjusting brake-duct and diffuser rules and setting circuit-specific energy limits and staged power reductions, with Mattia Binotto noting measures to curb excessive speeds on street tracks like Monaco.