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Why closing speeds are no longer a big concern with F1 2026 regulations

“We can forget everything that we've learned since go-karts” is how Esteban Ocon summed up the regulation overhaul for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.

He isn’t alone in thinking that either, because one of the major talking points ahead of this forthcoming season is how drivers are having to significantly adapt their styles to these completely new cars; Oscar Piastri revealed there’s “pretty big differences” than before, while George Russell claimed “there's a lot of learning to be had at the moment”.

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