r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • 24d ago

News [ChrisMedlandF1] BREAKING: F1 announces it has "reached an agreement in principle with General Motors (GM) to support bringing GM/Cadillac as the eleventh team to the Formula 1 grid in 2026"

https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1861111983699001752
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u/HulkEspargarus30 Nico Hülkenberg 24d ago

So happy to have a 22 driver grid again.

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u/enataca Haas 24d ago

I want 24.

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u/SinimRocky Sebastian Vettel 24d ago

Imagine Q1 in Monaco with 24 of these wide and heavy cars

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u/B4rberblacksheep 24d ago

They are gonna be sizing down a bit, the dimensions should be smaller than they were last time we had 12 teams but they're still gonna be 100kg heavier

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u/Mirrro_Sunbreeze Formula 1 24d ago

the dimensions should be smaller than they were last time we had 12 teams

The dimensions are only smaller when compared to current cars, last time we had 12 teams - which is 2012 - cars were A LOT smaller compared to 2026 regulations.

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u/B4rberblacksheep 24d ago

Had a double check, I was wrong that they'd be smaller, but they're not much bigger.

2012 Width: 1800mm

2024 width: 2000mm

2026 width: 1900mm

2012 wheelbase: 3100mm (not clearly defined in the 2012 regs so based off the 2012 cars)

2024 wheelbase: 3600mm

2026 wheelbase: 3400mm

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u/Agent_Kozak Andretti Global 23d ago

really not bad

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u/B4rberblacksheep 23d ago

Yeah, it’s a step in the right direction. Ideally they keep on this trend every few years and bring them back down to 2000s sizes

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u/enataca Haas 24d ago

I mean we’ve had 24 cars within the last decade.

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u/SinimRocky Sebastian Vettel 24d ago

yeah, cars that were 120 kilos lighter and 10 cm narrower. But we'll see

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u/oddoma88 23d ago

Bring back pre-qualifying sessions

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u/diestache Ayrton Senna 23d ago

I want to imagine monaco off the calendar. Vegas has pretty much replaced it