Changes to the rules for car painting are expected to be approved in 2026. understand

Starting from the 2026 season, each team will formula 1 You should make sure that at least 55% of your car is covered in paint or stickers for visual differentiation. The rules were approved by the F1 Commission this Friday at a meeting at F1 headquarters. International Automobile Federation (FIA) It also seeks to thwart the team’s strategy of leaving large areas of carbon fiber exposed to reduce body weight.

A lighter car is a faster car, so this category must have a minimum weight of 798 kg, excluding fuel. Also, according to the regulations, the driver’s weight must be 80 kg, which is the minimum load for equality in F1.

Also this Friday, the F1 committee decided to change the rules regarding the use of car numbers that have become trademarks of some competitors (for example, Lewis Hamilton is 44, Max Verstappen is 33 and Fernando Alonso is 14). Starting next season, drivers can choose to change this number.

Additionally, technical updates, aerodynamic adjustments and safety parameters for next year’s F1 were also approved. The possibility of requiring two pit stops during the race was also discussed, but the change was not implemented.

The first stage of the 2026 season in this category will be the Australian Grand Prix in March.