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Drivers face wet-weather unknowns with F1's 2026 cars

Original: Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1): Don't forget that drivers still have limited knowledge of how to race the 2026 cars on wet

Motorsport journalist Adam Cooper has highlighted a safety concern around Formula 1's 2026 regulations: drivers still have limited experience racing the new cars in the wet. He notes that most drivers completed only seven racing laps on intermediate tyres on a drying track at Sepang, while Hamilton, Alonso, Norris, Gasly, Bearman, Colapinto and Bottas stayed on slicks, leaving them with even less wet-running knowledge.

Why now: Formula 1's 2026 regulation change means drivers have barely raced the new cars in wet conditions, raising safety and competitiveness questions.

Adam CooperFormula 1SepangLewis HamiltonFernando Alonso

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• Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1): Don't forget that drivers still have limited knowledge of how to race the 2026 cars on wet tyres. Most did only 7 racing laps on inters on a drying track in Sepang. HAM, ALO, NOR, GAS, BEA, COL and BOT stuck with slicks, and thus have even less… · f1bot@mastodon.jeckyll.net

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