Allison emphasized, “I strongly agree with Stefano, and he’s not alone in thinking that this sort of inexorable upward trend in weight is something that has to be arrested and then reversed. Year-on-year, [the cars] were getting heavier. It isn’t super trivial to get the weight moving in the other direction. It is particularly tricky to dream up technical rules that are going to make the car much lighter.”
The forthcoming regulation changes in 2026 will primarily focus on the power units, with an emphasis on greener and more cost-effective F1 engines. Allison suggested that the FIA and Formula 1 should place the responsibility on the teams to develop solutions to reduce the weight of the cars, thereby contributing to more exciting and dynamic racing in the future.
