Alex Jacques

The tyres are thinner.

Very rarely does Formula One change everything at the same time, and it's changed everything for 2026.

So the drivers who have all this muscle memory from when they were kids in go-karts are suddenly having to relearn.

I was going to say, that's got to be hard.

Yeah, it's extremely hard.

It's like wearing your shoes on different feet.

They'll get used to it, but they're still learning as they go.

So Formula One's always been about the latest technology.

It's always been about pushing the boundaries and road relevance.

And that's why this version of the rules is markedly different.

But it is worth saying in the history of the sport, every three to five years or so, no matter what the rules were, no matter how successful they were, they always get shredded and there's something new.

There's a new exam question set.

Yeah.

What are you keeping your eye on this 2026 season?

There's so much to look at.

How the drivers adjust to the new rules.

Whether this young upstart, Kimi Antonelli, is going to walk into George Russell's team and steal what everyone thought at the start of the year was George Russell's championship.

Can Lewis Hamilton get back to the front in a Ferrari?

I mean, he had his worst ever season last year.

even standing on the top step again, something that he used to do week in, week out.