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2026 cars promise relief from F1's wet weather crisis

Jul.30 Formula 1 hopes its all-new 2026 cars will finally offer a solution to the growing spray problem that has crippled wet-weather racing in recent years – including last weekend's heavily delayed Belgian GP. The next-generation technical rules feature smaller diffusers and reduced ground effect, which FIA officials believe will drastically cut the spray clouds that currently make visibility almost impossible in the wet. Narrower tyres are also expected to help. 'The main problem is the underbody and the large diffuser,' explained Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer, reflecting on failed FIA tests with rain wheel covers. 'This causes the water to literally shoot out the back.' F1 ran...
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