The talk in the F1 paddock is that teams will only receive clear information ꧙about the 2026 regul😼ations much later than they hoped.

Martin Brundle shared “concern” by the lack of clarity over the upcoming rule-change, while Karun Chandhok shared the worries of technical staff from F1 teams on♋ the  podcast.

The main gist of th🍸e 2026 change is that cars will become 50% powered by the internal combustion engine and 50% by 🎉battery.

Cars will also have moveable aerodynamics but worry has emerged after F1 teams tested it in simulators, but found the♈ir drivers either spinning or unable to turn effi♑ciently,  reported.

Chandho🌊k explained on Sky: “The regulat♔ions haven’t fully been defined yet.

“What we𒀰 know is the internal combustion engine, the꧙ amount of power will be reduced compared to the battery.

“From what we understand, there are still a lot of conversations going on, how they’re going to make it work🅷.

“In order to get the amount of energy that you need to deploy, you need to ta🎃ke a significant amouജnt of drag out of the car.

“There are conversatওions between the teams, the FIA, Formula 1’s technical department on what the best way is.

“There is ༺a lot of conversation but no definition on what the chassis rules will be.

“This is🔴 the first time I can recall the c💟hassis being dictated by the engine rules.”

Brundle added: “You havꦫe to be really concerned by this.

“We’rꦐe 22 monthsಞ away from these cars running, and it’s not defined.

“There will be a lot more battery power so the cars will probably be heavier and more comp🌠lex.

“It feels to me that these regulations should have been ca🌊st in stone a year⭕ ago.

“Then you’ve got a new team coming in, like Audi. And Red Bull Powertrains starting up wit🅠h Ford assistance.

“There are a lot of unkꩲnowns. I hope we’re getting it right.

“I expressed in commentary recently that hybrid engin♓es are perhaps the worst decisi✱on F1 ever made. The cars are so big and so complex.

“But, my goodness, they are fast and impressive. We’ve sorted it out now. In the early days, it was a p🦹ain.

“We don’t want to go through that again.

In 2014, one PU was massively dominant.

“What you see in 2024 will be largely locked in for 2025 because who has the budget, the resource, to do a🌟 lot of work on their 2025 car when it’s such a change for 2026?

“The teams will be getting edgy and angsty about ‘what are the regulations? We need ๊to put things to bed’.

“Luckily with the incredible resource and ingenuity of F1♓, they will sort it out.”

How long do F1 teams need🃏 in advance to prepare effectively for the 2026 rulꩵes?

“There 🅘is a balance,” Chandhok said. “Give them too much time and they simul😼ate everything to death and spend too much money.

“We are at a point where it has to be defined.

“The teams, from what I understand after speaking to the techni🧸cal people in Jeddah, were hoping f🍌or the rules to be locked in 100% by June.

“The feeling in the paddock is that they won’t get that, and that this conversation will rumble on unt✤il later this year.

“They think that is just too late. They would like a solid 18-20 months to the first race, or the first test, with the rules set ཧin stone.

“There will be clarifications but you🧸 want the bulk of it sorted out.

“They still haven’t got firm clarity.”