I decided to follow Formula 1 racing this year, for the first time in a long while, so have been watching recent episodes of the ‘Drive to Survive’ series to get familiar with the returning teams and drivers. I understand how focusing on the team principals and drivers makes for compelling narrative structuring, but what I’d really like to watch is a nerdy companion series in which engineers talking about wind tunnel testing and strategies for managing the dual power sources in the new hybrid cars.

The new technical requirements and regulations for F1 in 2026 are fascinating, and the principal reason I decided to pay attention again.

The other reason is Audi. Having watched their dominating performance in rally racing and endurance racing, I am intrigued to see if they can do it again in F1.

F1 TV delivers: TechTalk interview with ex-McLaren aerodynamicist Emil Cankaya about wind tunnel development of the new cars for the 2026 regulations.