Horner: F1 listened and reacted to 'Frankenstein car' concerns

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Horner: F1 listened and reacted to 'Frankenstein car' concerns
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner thinks Formula 1 chiefs listened and reacted to previous concerns he voiced about the risk of 'Frankenstein cars' in 2026.

Amid F1's ongoing preparations for new engine and chassis rules from 2026, there have been some early concerns from teams about the regulations delivering unintended consequences. There were worries about drivers needing to change down gears on the straights to help charge batteries, while recent findings from simulators about cars spinning out easily with active aero engaged triggered some alarm even though these tests were aimed at proving things that would not work.

'It's a clean sheet of paper, a completely clean sheet of paper, with all aspects of the formula, so it's going to be fascinating to see how the engineers interpret the various regulations and 2026 could look quite different.

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