Starting in 2026, Formula One will have new engine regulations. What they will look like is not yet clear, only that electric power will play a greater role, and then the engines must be cheapened to attract more suppliers. But it is not only important that the engine suppliers know what the regulations will look like.
Starting in 2026, Formula One will have new engine regulations. What they will look like is not yet clear, only that electric power will play a greater role, and then the engines must be cheapened to attract more suppliers. But it is not only important that the engine suppliers know what the regulations will look like.
Because Pirelli will also need to know in time what the regulations will look like in 2026. For the website FormulaPassion, Mario Isola shows what they should take into consideration at the Italian tire supplier.
"It's more or less what we saw in 2014, when we switched from the internal combustion engine alone to the hybrid. We will have more torque and we will have to design proper builds," he commented.
Isola further explains that the power will be much higher and that Pirelli will have to design a tire suitable for that. The Italian tire supplier also hopes that the developments around tires for 2026 will also drive the development of normal road course compounds for users.
Pirelli, by the way, hopes that they will still supply tires for F1 in 2026. At the moment, they don't have a contract for that yet, but Isola has few doubts about that contract.
"We have never made a secret of it. We are happy with Formula 1 and the period we are here. There are future prospects, so absolutely yes, on our side we want to stay," he finished.