
January 2024: Word on the beat
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a lessening in wheel-rim diameter from 18in to 16in. This is…
Michele Alboreto drove an energetic race at Monaco to finish second despite an off-course excursion and a stop to change a puncture. Above, the Italian opposite locks his Ferrari 156/85 over the hump out of Casino Square. Below, Jonathan Palmer survived to finish 11th in his first outing in the Zakspeed. Right, Andrea de Cesaris’s Ligier JS25 heads for fourth place just as Alboreto comes up to pass him.