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F1: Tombazis dismisses 'F2 pace claims'
The FIA's single-seater director, Nikolas Tombazis, has reacted to claims that the 2026 power units will see F1 cars lapping at F2 speeds. The fears are based on the new engines which will be split 50/50 between ICE and electric power, drivers fearing that the need to recharge the engine every lap will cause speeds to drop. 'I think comments about Formula 2 pace are way off the mark,' Tombazis told reporters in Las Vegas. 'We are talking about lap times overall which are in the region of one or two seconds off where we are now, depending on the track, depending on the conditions, and obviously at the start of a cycle it would be silly to be faster than the previous cycle. 'It would cost us...
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