chassis

Most in F1 would acknowledge that being a manufacturer of both chassis and engines gives a team a theoretical competitive advantage, because the two designs can be integrated at source.

It was a kind of "franken-bus", with new bodywork added several times, and only parts of the chassis remaining from the original.

Among other subjects discussed at the F1 Commission, it was agreed to revise the 2026 regulations, which feature major changes to both chassis and engines, to increase the cars' expected aerodynamic performance.

“I’ve been very vocal about extended operation hours,” said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, adding that he’s also making sure there’s enough equipment, rails and truck chassis on hand.

Part of the holistic solution to this was his decision to invert the way suspensions worked in recent years, and especially how the suspension arm joins the wheel to the chassis.