F1 drivers have been sharing their views about the sport’s new rules thatꦰ wil𓆏l come into effect from 2026.

F1’s governing body the FIA reveal🥀ed the first details of the plans for the next set of regulations on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.

The new caℱrs will be smaller, nimbler and feature new, more environmentally-friendly power unit technology using fully sustainable fuels. Altogether, they will be 30kg lighter and 10cm narrower.

There has been a mixed reaction to the announcement, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton among several drivers wh🍷o raised concerns that the new breed of F1 cars could be too slow.

While Hamilton said the new rules are a step in the “right direction”, the seven-time൲ world champion added “they are still heavy”.

"I have only just seen what everyone♋ has seen this morning so I don't really have huge thoughts on it just yet,” said Merced🌊es driver Hamilton, who will be racing for Ferrari when the new rules come into play.

"I'♎ve spoken to some drivers who have driven [the 2026 car] on the simulator and they say it is pretty slow. So we will see whether it's actually the right direction or not.

"But I think in terms of sustainability, particularly on the power unit side, I think that's a really bold step and that is going 🐼in the right direction.

"But we've just got to make sure the cars are efficient, ꦇfast and an actual step forwards, and actually racing is improved.”

Hamilton went on to say🌳 that “more often that no🎶t when they [the FIA] do the changes some teams do better that others.

“Hopefully these regulations won't make too bi🎀g a difference.”

The cars are set to feature a new overtakin🍌g aid which will replace DRS, as well as sophisticated active aerodynamics - known as “Z-Mode” and “X-M🍨ode”.

Hamilton was not the only driver to express some fears, with Williams’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon saying: "I don't want t♐o speak out of turn but I♐ think it's going to be very slow, extremely slow.

"I'm gue🐷ssing there's a lot of stuff being done around making sure the straight-line speeds are not tapering off at the endꦛ with all the MGU-K and what not being involved.

"I still think ther🎃e needs to be some work done. Seeing some of the work we have done, and 🔥seeing the speed traces around some of the tracks, it's pretty slow.

“The size of the cars, I think is the right direction. Not speaking negatively arounꦦd it, I think there are positives and negatives around the whole thing. It seems to be that to recover what the new engine regulations are creating, mea🔥ns that everything becomes extremely complicated.

"The whole aero path that we're going to go down, I'd rather just have a bit more sim𓂃ple engines, a little bit more maybe standardised parts within the engines or whatever it may be, and just return to a more basic regulation.”

Aston Martin’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso argued the new rules wil🌳l ultimately be judged on whether they successfully promote greater ൲competition.

”I think the smaller cars, just being able to overtake, or to fight ﷽a little bit more, that 🐼will be the best part for drivers," the Spaniard said.

"I♛ think for us the most important thing for us is that it's a close competition and that many teams and drivers have the possibil🍸ity to win.

“What we don't like is when one team w꧂ins all the races for two or three years, so let's see if the 2026 rules can bring that.”

Alonso’s comments were echoed by McLaren driver168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Oscar Piastri, who conceded tha𒁃t big rule changes tend to cre🥂ate a larger field spread.

"Every time the regulations hꦺave changed it has led to a pretty big spr🐭ead,” Piastri said. “With these regs we are only just starting to catch up to Red Bull now.

"But we have a place in society to be at the forefront o✤f technology and innovation and I guess you could argue that sometime⭕s that comes at the cost of the racing.

"Iဣ wouldn't be surprised if the teams separated more in 2026 wi🌱th the aero regs and the engine regs."