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FIA confident 2026 rules will improve racing

Dec.18 FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis admits Formula 1's latest ground-effect regulations lost effectiveness over time, but insists the sweeping 2026 reset should deliver closer racing for longer. Speaking as part of the FIA's detailed presentation of the new rules, Tombazis acknowledged that the 2022-era cars initially solved major overtaking problems – before teams gradually engineered their way back to dirty air. 'The 2022 cars started off with a significant improvement in their wake characteristics,' Tombazis explained. 'Downforce at approximately 20 metres behind went from about 50 percent on the previous generation of cars to about 80 or 85pc to start with. 'And...
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