Diego Ioverno pinpoints huge Formula 1 car change most drivers would want

Diego Ioverno pinpoints huge Formula 1 car change most drivers would want. Ferrari sporting director Diego Ioverno outlines major F1 car change that drivers would like.

Diego Ioverno, Ferrari’s sporting director, acknowledges that a majority of drivers would prefer Formula 1 cars to be lighter and more compact. However, he cautions against pursuing this change at the expense of safety in the sport.

With Formula 1 gearing up for a new set of technical regulations in 2026, concerns have arisen among drivers regarding the increasing weight of cars. Since the introduction of the turbo hybrid era in 2014, cars have become 100kg heavier, partly due to safety enhancements like the halo.

Italian engineer Diego Ioverno emphasizes the crucial need to maintain a focus on prioritizing safety while exploring the possibility of lighter machines in the future changes. The Ferrari sporting director firmly believes that a middle ground can be reached, allowing both safety to take precedence and ensuring drivers are content with the changes.

“I think drivers, all in all, would like to have a smaller car because they think, rightly so, that would be more fun to drive, possibly quicker, lighter, as it was in old times,” he pointed out – “Everything is possible. It’s just a matter of how you define the technical regulations. We have to remember that our main target is always the safety of drivers. So there are again, a lot of discussions between teams, FIA in the Technical Committee, to set rules that can make also drivers happy, not only teams and fans. It may happen, it’s not defined yet. Everybody will be happy to have a quicker car, easier to handle, to give a better show. So discussions are ongoing.” – the Ferrari sporting director concluded.