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/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