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FIA trials longer start procedure to ease turbo challenges
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19/02/2026 at 10:4919/02/2026 at 10:50 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. The FIA has chosen to trial in Bahrain a new Formula 1 start procedure – a subtle but potentially crucial tweak ahead of the sport’s new-generation era. As teams pound around Sakhir in pre-season testing trim, it’s not just lap times under scrutiny. The choreography before the lights go out is also being re-examined, after concerns that the 2026 start process risks becoming clunky – and chaotic. At the heart of the debate lies a technical wrinkle: with the next wave of power units, drivers must manually hold revs for more than 10 seconds to spool up their turbos....
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