For years, the FIA, under the leadership of (the now sacked) Pat Symonds, has been working on the rulebook for the '26 season onwards, and finally last week there was white smoke: with a flashy video, beautiful-looking AI photos and an explanation via a press release, fans and the media were allowed to get acquainted with the 2026 bolide. Much to the annoyance of the teams, even they had not been informed of the content of the release in advance, which led to irritated faces in the Montreal F1 paddock.