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Verstappen on 2026 F1 car: 'I'll wait and see it all'
In the near future, F1 cars will suffer yet another drastic regulatory change, when the 2026 regulations come into place. Among other things, the cars will be slightly narrower. During the press conference in Abu Dhabi, the drivers were asked what they think of the changes to the machinery they will be racing in a little over a year's time. Max Verstappen, Franco Colapinto and Nico Hulkenberg shared their thoughts on this.
Verstappen is not quite sure where he stands yet. "I'm in the middle. I mean, time will tell. I don't know if it's going to be nice. I don't know if it's going to be bad. I just, it's impossible to say now that, you know, the outcome of it. I just wait and see until we have the real car. And then, you know, you can judge a bit better if it's positive or not."
Colapinto thinks teams still need to understand a lot
"Yeah, it's impossible to tell now. You know, you have to drive the car to understand it, to feel it, to really know what's going on. So just from paper, it's impossible to tell for us right now," judged Hulkenberg, who is making the move to Sauber in 2025.
Franco Colapinto also joined in and agreed with his colleagues, also stating that the teams needed to a bit more work before actually understanding the future F1 cars. "Yeah, same. There is, I think, so many things and factors still to be developed and the teams have to understand many things. So, yeah, a long time to know yet," the argentine star, who is without a seat for next year, concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Estéban den Toom
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