As teams continue to ramp up focus on the new F1 2026 regulations, Carlos Sainz recently confirmed that Mercedes power was a “main reason” for deciding to join Williams.

With Sainz hearing positive noises over the creation which Mercedes is cooking up, Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed that Mercedes – his former employer – is doing “really good” work on their F1 2026 engine. Williams meanwhile is “chunking through problems already” in the simulator.

F1 2026: Carlos Sainz and Mercedes-powered Williams a force?

The Formula 1 regulations are to be re-written for F1 2026. The cars are set to become 30 kilograms lighter, and make use of active aerodynamics on the front and rear wings. That will spell the end for the Drag Reduction System [DRS]. The Pirelli tyres used will

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