Alonso: Making 2026 F1 cars 30kg lighter an 'impossible target'

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Fernando Alonso says he is sceptical over Formula 1's goal to make the 2026 cars 30kg lighter as the reliance on electric energy increases.

On Thursday the FIA formally presented an outline of the all-new regulations for 2026 which are built around power units with a much bigger emphasis on electric energy. In order to maintain F1-level speeds, a lot of attention has gone into changing the chassis to compensate for the disadvantages of the complex engine formula, including the addition of active aerodynamics and smaller, slightly lighter cars.

'They have two years to achieve that target and as always in Formula 1, what is impossible in 2024 will become reality in 2026 because there are very clever people in the teams. But I think all is a consequence of something else that is in the cars.

 

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