McLaren team pri🎃ncipal Andrea Stella has asked Formula 1 stakeholders not tღo “undermine” the 2026 regulations as they have the potential to be “successful”.

All t🍨eams had jointly agreed to overhaul the chassis and power unit rules from next year, but there has been growing unease over the impact of the slated 50:50 split between internal combustion engine and elec༺trical power on car performance.

The mooted return of V10 engines running on sustainable fuel led to further calls to either reduce the length of the next rules cycle or scrap new hybrid power units introd𒅌🔯uction entirely.

The matter reached its head in Bahrain last week, as all current engine manufacturers - plus Cadillac - held a cr💟unch meeting with the FIA to decide the direction for next ye𓂃ar.

New Formula 1 regulations coming in 2026

Ultimately, it was agreed that the 2026 regulations ov𓂃erhaul will go ahead as planned, but all parties 💧will work together on a convergence process to avoid a repeat of Mercedes’ domination in 2014.

In liꦿght of the meeting, Stella called on everyone in F1 to work together to make the 2026 rules a success instead of diverting aꩵttention to non-hybrid V10 engines.

“When we talk about future regulations – we haven’t even started 2026, and we are already talking about something else,” said Stella, whose McLaren team will continue to receive customer power units fro🍌m Mercedes next year.

“I would like to invoke a sense of responsibility by all the stakeho♕lders because we are here to protect the interests of the sport. I wouldn’t w🌼ant us to undermine what could be actually successful regulations.

ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ“They may need some tuning and adjustments – but that’s what we are herꦰe for. Let’s define exactly the technical challenge and resolve it.

“Let’s all work collaboratively toward the interest of the sport, which comes when we have a good product. I think we can have a good product in 2026𝔍. We just have to work toward it.”

2026 rules good for racing

Stella’s sentiments were echoed by Williams team principal James Vowles, whose squad is also a customer of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes power units.

Vowels said he has seen no “stark concerns” 🌳about 2026 engines and is confident that the new regulations will have a positive impact on the spectacle.

“It's early days 🐠because we’re st⛄ill developing the car and the winter regs have only been in for a few months now,” he said.

“But I’m not seeing the🐻 stark concerns that are coming out of other corners𒁃.

"For us, the racing looks actually pretty good at t🌠he moment. I think it’ll be pretty good from a spectator perspective. The wake is better, following [cars] will be better – so I’m not overly concerned.

“The biggest thing [worry] I pro🦩bably have is the weight target. It's a good idea to reduce the wei𓃲ght, but that’s a tough call for all teams. That’s the only thing coming out of our side.”

Audi's stance on F1 rules

It was the🧸 2026 ruleset that lured Audi into F1, with the famous German manufacturer having never previously competed in the world championship in its 75-year history.

Having invested a conside𓂃rable amount of resources in building its🌼 new power unit project and taking over full ownership of Sauber, it openly voiced its opposition against scrapping 2026 rules.

New team principal Jonathan Wheatley, who joined Sauber this year after previously working at Red Bull, was satisfied with the outcome of the key ꦰFIA meeting with powe﷽r unit manufacturers.

“Th🀅ere was a very open and productive and collaborative discussion with all the major stakeholders,” he sai🎶d.

“From what I understand, it’s got the best interests of Formula 1 at heart. That 𒆙was the basis of the entire conversation, and the feedback I’ve had was very encouraging.

“What I would say just talking about 2026 is that Audi is very clear about its position. The reason they’ve got involved in the sport is the excitement around theജ three pillars that we see as really important – tꦜhe first one being a highly efficient engine, the second one being an advanced hybrid system, and of course, sustainable fuels being the bedrock of that.”