Formula 1 chiefs briefly considered including fan cars in a new set of rules beginning in 2026. Here's a look at the fan car choice, and the problems F1 is trying to solve with it.
Firstly, it showed that F1’s Liberty Media era is not afraid to think outside the box, and has ruled nothing out, when it comes to ensuring that grand prix cars are as raceable as they possibly can be.
Looking at the work done on potential changes, Symonds said: “When we studied the ’26 project, we did have another clean sheet of paper, and we investigated all sorts of things. That’s how the other concept studied by FOM came into being, as Brabham deployed its B-spec BT46, or the fan car as it’s more widely known, at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix and immediately ‘blew’ the competition away.Brabham BT46B 1978 fan car detail viewThe BT46B was not only rapid, but also an ingenious workaround for a problem that Brabham had no quick answer to in terms of using ground effect venturi tunnels.engine, which encroached into the space needed to make the tunnels work.
But, ultimately, FOM is only interested in delivering cars that can race – and there are better solutions out there to allow that to happen.The key driving force is the answer to the age-old problem of tackling the wake turbulence created by a lead car, and the impact it has on the cars that trail it.
Another reset of the car’s aerodynamics occurred in conjunction with the introduction of the turbo-hybrid power units in 2014.
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