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FIA admits to key oversight during F1 ground-effect era
©McLaren Phillip van Osten
01/01/2026 at 16:1801/01/2026 at 16:39 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. As Formula 1 closes the chapter on its 2022–2025 ground-effect era, the FIA has taken a rare moment of self-reflection to assess the challenging technical period. While the regulation set succeeded in reshaping the cars and initially improving racing, the governing body now acknowledges that some crucial details were underestimated – none more significant than how low the cars would ultimately need to run. While dirty air became a growing concern during the last two seasons, it was the machines’ ride height that quietly evolved into the defining performance lever of the era....
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