In the round-up: Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has backed the recently-agreed changes to Formula 1’s 2026 regulations. F1’s planned rules for 2026 originally envisaged a drastic reduction in aerodynamic performance. However teams agreed earlier this month to relax some of the restrictions , and Krack said he is pleased with the change.
“There are areas where we still have some work to do but, all in all, I think we will find a sensible compromise,” he told Nailing the Apex . “I say compromise because a set of regulations is always a compromise. We have decided to go that way with the power unit and then some of the some of the other points are consequential.
Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “And I think we are in a much better place than we were in June. Which shows despite all the ambitious deadlines that we had I think we will manage to create a set of rules. Sure, not everybody would be happy with everything, but I think it would be an acceptable compromise.
” Indy Nxt champion Louis Foster will make his IndyCar debut for Rahal Letterman Lanigan next year after agreeing a full-time, multi-year deal with the team. Foster won his second title in the last three years this season, having also taken the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 championship. Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich will make his first appearance in an AMR24 in the opening practice session for the Mexican Grand Prix in two weeks’ time.
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