F1 news: FIA boss admits defeat over key change

A top FIA figure has admitted that the latest set of Formula 1 regulations did not work out as planned.

Every few years, F1 introduces rule changes to keep the sport fresh the last major change will come in 2022.

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The main takeaway from this year’s changes was the return to ‘ground effect’ aerodynamics to enable cars to follow each other more closely and therefore make racing more competitive.

Along with the ground effect floor, simplified front and rear fenders were also introduced, along with 18-inch tires with wheel fenders.

Have the 2022 F1 regulations worked?

F1 is the next one will undergo a major rule change in 2026and last week the FIA ​​confirmed that plans to make drastic changes to the engine and aerodynamics would go ahead as planned.

After announcing the changes for 2026, FIA director Nikolas Tombazis wondered when the sport last underwent a transformation.

“We think there has been some deterioration in the quality of racing recently,” Tombazis explained to the media at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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“The goals for 2022 of racing closely have deteriorated and the cars cannot follow each other as closely as we would like.

“We plan to fix it.”

Red Bull has dominated the modern ground effect era in F1 so far, with Max Verstappen winning back-to-back world championships in 2022 and 2023, and the team also winning both constructors’ titles along the way.

In particular, in 2023, Verstappen and Red Bull really showed its classThe Dutchman won 19 of 22 races, with teammate Sergio Perez also taking two victories.

This meant Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was the only non-Red Bull driver to win a Grand Prix last season after winning in Singapore.

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