2026 Rule Change Could Spell Doom for Small F1 Teams Like Haas, Warns Ayao Komatsu
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The Formula 1 paddock is heating up over a potential rule change for the 2026 season, and Haas boss Ayao Komatsu isn’t holding back. A proposed regulation that would require teams finishing fifth or higher in the Constructors’ standings to produce all components in-house could, according to Komatsu, cripple smaller outfits like Haas and fundamentally […]

If the rule passes, any team finishing fifth or higher would need to develop all components themselves with a three-year lead time, a task Komatsu argues would be impossible for smaller teams.

  • Microw@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    Alpine will buy their suspension from Mercedes going forward. So definitely not in their interest. The others maybe, I could see that.

    • BURN@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Technically yes, but they still have the staff to do it and could get them back. Of all teams they have comparatively little to lose from this.