Alex Albon has joked that the smartest Formula 1 drivers who can “abuse the system” will adapt best to the revolutionary F1 2026 rules.

Formula 1 will introduce vastly different regulations next year, with increased electrification of the hybrid power unit systems being the primary change around which the rest of the rules have been written.

Alex Albon: F1 2026 rules will be mentally taxing for drivers

With the chassis and aerodynamic regulations being written in response to the change of power unit formula, F1 will introduce active aerodynamics and move away from the ground-effect rules, which have been in place since 2022.

While lap times aren’t expected to drop away by much compared to the current cars, the very different handling characteristics and the way the power units deploy t

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