Method 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has championed the path of the brand new set of rules in 2026 to entice manufacturers akin to Cadillac and Ford to the sequence.
The 2026 season welcomes a brand new wave of rules and incorporates a energy unit with a 50:50 break up between inner combustion engine energy utilizing sustainable gasoline and electrical energy, which is related to the broader automotive market.
There are just a few new additions to the paddock this yr. Cadillac has joined because the eleventh workforce, Ford has partnered with Pink Bull Powertrains and Audi has taken over Sauber.
“Properly, it’s very thrilling,” Domenicali informed F1.com when requested how excited he was for the Basic Motors-owned workforce to hitch the grid. “Cadillac is among the most vital producers on this planet. They are going to make investments lots.
“They are going to convey new power, and I imagine that’s associated to the truth that now we have taken the appropriate technical choice with regard to the rules.
“There’s a huge curiosity in what we’re doing, holding superior sustainable fuels on the centre of the long run energy unit.”
The F1 chief went on to assert that the facility unit was not solely a pull for Cadillac, but additionally for Audi and Honda, the latter of which has began a brand new partnership with Aston Martin after parting methods with Pink Bull on the finish of 2025.
Method 1 president Stefano Domenicali
Photograph by: Andrea Diodato / NurPhoto through Getty Pictures
“The powertrain has been related not solely to draw Cadillac, however now we have Audi, now we have Honda. So it is an important second for all of us,” he added.
“F1 has been at all times on the forefront of innovation, future connectivity, attraction, consideration and subsequently that is what we’re doing. That is why I do imagine immediately F1 has by no means been so sturdy.”
Talking concerning the rules particularly, Domenicali mentioned: “As at all times, once we introduce new rules, it’s an important second for our world, as a result of it’s thrilling, and it brings consideration at a stage from the technical perspective. That’s the character of when there’s something new.
“There’s tons of of engineers striving for the most effective, and it will have a profit additionally out of the Method 1 world.
“There’s the curiosity from the drivers, as a result of they should perceive the best way to drive a brand new automotive, after which the groups want to grasp the best way to arrange the automotive in one of the best ways, so it’s a captivating second, and it accelerates the curiosity, as everyone seems to be wanting ahead to the 2026 rules.”
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