Jan.21 (GMM) Many Method 1 groups will successfully race 2024-specification automobiles this season, in line with Haas’ technical boss.
Andrea De Zordo, who took over from the Mercedes-bound Simone Resta early final 12 months, admitted to Italian outlet Method Ardour that Haas will use the identical chassis in 2025 – and far of the prevailing bodywork as effectively.
The Italian additionally thinks different groups will take the identical route “and we’d be shocked in the event that they didn’t”.
Some groups, notably high gamers together with Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Crimson Bull, have emphasised that despite the fact that the massive technical revolution for 2026 is looming, they’ll nonetheless unveil considerably modified automobiles this 12 months.
However de Zordo says it’s a special story for the smaller groups like Haas.
“The problem for 2026 is extraordinarily huge and we have to one way or the other save elsewhere, not solely financially but additionally by way of our personal sources,” he confirmed.
Some see the large chassis and energy unit rules overhaul for 2026 as a disgrace, given how tightly contested final 12 months’s world championship was.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali admits 2026 is unlikely to be an ultra-competitive season within the sport’s historical past.
“With new rules it’s all the time like that,” he instructed Italy’s Autosprint journal.
“However I received’t overlook that when the principles for 2022 had been launched, the groups complained that the automobiles could be six seconds slower,” he smiled.
“We then noticed the sphere coming collectively in recent times. In 2026 we’ll begin once more with contemporary guidelines, which suggests a whole lot of challenges and plenty of issues we will work on. I do count on the sphere to unfold out once more at first, however then everybody will come collectively once more. The automobiles are designed for that,” added Domenicali.
“So I’m not fearful. We now have to take a look at the massive image, not particular person particulars. It’s regular that there’s a conservative strategy from the groups, however we’ve got to assume huge. Sure, issues will definitely come up. However new designers may even be part of the game, helped by these technical adjustments.
“We need to preserve the evolutionary and optimistic pressure for rivals who see our Method 1 as a improvement platform for the longer term.”
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