By DCB Editorial, December 9, 2025
YouTube channel Driver61 is on a mission to see if the 2026 F1 regulations will finally deliver the better racing and more controllable cars that drivers have been asking for since the ground-effect era began.
Ground-effect F1 cars have split opinion, with both teams and drivers voicing criticism publicly.
The 2026 rules are under intense scrutiny from the teams as well, though their comments often reflect their own agendas.
Driver61 wanted a clearer picture of what the 2026 cars will actually be like—from someone who has thoroughly studied the regulations and crunched the numbers.

