Motorsport legend shares Verstappen’s stance ahead 'worrying' change
Entering the 2026, the entire grid order could be reshuffled. Former world champion Nigel Mansell also looked ahead to the upcoming year in Formula 1.
As time progresses in the 2025 F1 season, teams are moving towards creating their cars for the upcoming season.
2026 will be a key season, as a new set of regulations will arrive in the competition, that can decide the order for the years to come as well.
According to the 1992 world champion, Nigel Mansell, it is hard to predict who will be on top.
Mansell on the same page as Max Verstappen
"I think Max [Verstappen] said it the best, until you turn up for the first race in Australia, no one will really know who's got the best package," he began to a betting site.
Still, the Briton talked about a couple of teams looking ahead to the upcoming campaign.
"One thing we do know is that Mercedes will have a fantastic package with the engine and the power pack-side," he said about the German team.
Mansell also talked about Aston Martin with Adrian Newey working on their 2026 challenger as well.
"It's a tall order. Big changes for one year, like there's no tomorrow. And you can throw in Adrian Newey in there with Aston Martin. They can come out of the box really strong."
"Ferrari, who knows? If they get the formula right? Any team that can get the formula right can dominate in the first year. It's fascinating. A little bit worrying, but fascinating," he concluded.
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