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FIA confirms 25pc downforce cut in F2-like shift

Feb.11 Lando Norris has likened Formula 1's new 2026 machinery to Formula 2, as the FIA confirms a dramatic reduction in aerodynamic load under the sport's sweeping new regulations. After the Barcelona shakedown, McLaren's world champion Norris said: 'It certainly feels like an F2 car in some aspects, because of the way you have to drive it.' The comment quickly reached Fernando Alonso, who is preparing to race Adrian Newey's first Aston Martin design of the new era. 'Well, he's taken a bigger step (back) than we have,' he quipped, prompting laughter among reporters. 'Let's say he's lost 100 or 120 points of downforce. We've lost much less, so I think our adaptation will be much easier,'...
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