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Engineering focus - car updates, aerodynamic developments, power unit changes, and regulation impacts.
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F1’s 2026 aero revolution: how active wings will replace DRS
After 15 years of flap-and-pass overtakes, DRS bows out in 2025. From 2026, active front and rear wings plus a push-to-pass electric ‘manual override’ will reshape how drivers attack, defend and save energy – and could redefine what wheel-to-wheel racing looks like in Formula 1’s new hybrid era.
F1 2026 aero revolution and active aerodynamics
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Mercedes’ mule front wing gives F1 its first real glimpse of 2026 active aero
At the Abu Dhabi post‑season test, Mercedes bolted a crude but crucial ‘mule’ front wing onto its W16, giving the paddock – and Pirelli – the first public, on‑track taste of the active aerodynamics that will replace DRS under F1’s 2026 regulations.
Mercedes’ prototype active-aero front wing and its role as the first public on-track test of F1 2026 front-wing technology