FIA to alter DRS rules from 2026 as they ‘don’t want cars just passing each other’

The FIA has several plans in the pipeline regarding the future of F1.

FIA to alter DRS rules from 2026 as they ‘don’t want cars just passing each other’

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The pinnacle of motor racing has seen a plethora of changes taking place in the last few seasons. From the Sprint format to the 2022 new technical regulations, the sport has gone through a major shift but keeping in view the evolving nature of the sport, the FIA has made up its mind to slightly tweak the DRS rules.

The current set of regulations are locked in until the end of 2025 but when it comes to 2026, the FIA has several plans in the pipeline that it wants to introduce. DRS has been identified as an area where they can look to improve racing and this is the direction that the FIA is going to follow.

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Nicholas Tombazis, the Director of the FIA, has recently come forward regarding the DRS tweak from 2026 onward.

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What we don't want is cars just passing each other on the straight. We want the cars to get close to each other at the braking point and for there to be a fight, and for the drivers to have to use their talent. We can't risk getting into a situation where overtaking becomes impossible again, or something like that. So we want to have it ready and use it.
Nicholas Tombazis said, as per Motorsport.

Looking at the reaction of the single-seater Director, it is quite clear that the FIA wants to improve the quality of racing further from 2026 onward.

FIA has been in the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons

While the FIA is conjuring up plans for the future of the pinnacle of motor racing, it has been in the limelight recently for all the wrong reasons. Their recent saga with Toto Wolff and Susie Wolff has got the whole world putting shade on them and amidst all the outside noise, Lewis Hamilton also blasted them publicly during the recent FIA Gala Ceremony.

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Moreover, he took things a step too far when he reportedly left his third-place FIA trophy at the event. It is a common consensus that Hamilton’s frustration stemmed from how Toto Wolff and Susie Wolff’s names were dragged through the mud by the FIA.

The governing body of the pinnacle of motor racing has been in hot waters for its own actions, and considering this, it would not come as a huge surprise if it receives more stick from the fans in the upcoming weeks/months. FIA needs to get its house in order before they look to correct other things.

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