Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says “driveability” is going to be the true crucial area of performance come F1 2026.

And if someone comes up with a Brawn GP-style double diffuser innovation, Vasseur warns that a better engine will not be enough to trump that.

F1 2026: Driveability bigger key to performance than engine?

It is all change under the new regulations for F1 2026. The cars are due to become smaller and 30kg lighter under the FIA’s ‘nimble car’ concept. They will utilise active aerodynamics, which means the Drag Reduction System [DRS] will bow out.

The engines will also change, running on a 50/50 split of electrical power and an internal combustion engine making use of fully sustainable biofuels.

Much of the focus has been on the engines, the widely held belief being that ene

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