WHY 2026 is a critical year for F1 | Sky Sports F1 Podcast

Karun Chandhok and Martin Brundle join Matt Baker to review the Japanese Grand Prix, discuss the F1 regulation changes and the driver market.

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[Samuel-gcjs]

Not using Brundle every race weekend is a crime. The studio format is horrendous

[ButchCosimoto]

Having Martin and Karun together on the same podcast is definitely worth a watch. The only two competent professional on Sky Sport F1 that speak knowledge as opposed to empty words.

[mitchdaytonam]

Martin and Karun are by far the best pundits on Sky, their combined knowledge counts for 99% of what Sky offer. 😂

Let’s add Bernie and Ant to the list, forgot about them. 👍

[Stu]

Chandhok and Brundle are class pundits! I love listening to these two.

[hkffico]

The best 2 people with knowledge of the sport and no biased views

[Andre_The_Millennial]

Surely the 2026 aero regs should have been sorted out and finalized by now. It's less than 2 years away now.

[urbanstrencan]

For 2026, they should just use high revving V10 engine running on sustainable fuel 🤟

[BritishRosie-eszr]

For the god-knows-how-many-times: "The new cars will make the racing closer and more exciting". It won't

[CTFlyer]

And all this electrification and "net zero" is just a massive scam. I'm constantly amazed that people still don't get it.

[shadowfax]

More batteries for 26. What bollocks. Give us the V10s back.

[Hbirdman]

Heavier, more electric and more complicated cars for 2026, just what nobody wants

[Danr]

When Martin said heavier cars in 2026 my heart broke

[ollydavis]

Literally everyone: we need lighter, smaller, easier to race w2w cars

Fia: Heavier slower cars it is

[carlwillis]

I have been an F1 fan since 1970 I have always watched live practices and qualification until this last couple of seasons because the last 5yrs has gotten continuously boring. It's so predictable that this season I haven't even watched a qualification, I only watch the highlights on YouTube. When the only interesting thing about F1 is not the racing or the cars but who's in trouble and who's doing what to whom then F1 has lost the plot. I know that I am only one fan, but I believe F1 has gone the same way as a lot of other sports, it's not about the fans it's about the money.

[sharpbodies]

Martin is back! Come on Sky stop sending Martin home we needed him in Japan. I pay to see this legend

[blazings]

Senior Stroll must be in a predicament, his team would clearly do better if he booted his son out and got a deserving driver to replace him.

[orionv]

Martin & Karun are the best presenters on Sky.
Karun’s knowledge and facts are second to none.
Martins experience and again knowledge is fantastic and so interesting to listen to.
Sky, give Martin a few more extended principle interviews please !

[RichardMcLaren]

Martin overtook me once. Many years ago, just outside Thetford, Norfolk, I was doing 70mph, and he shot passed me in his Silver Ferrari. I gave him a thumbs up and it made my day as I'm a big fan.

[sbGOM]

I try to watch this sky podcast every week. Most times however I simply can't make it past halfway.
Enter MB (and Karun when with Brundle) and I'm transfixed by the the conservation. He makes so much sense. His insight is unsurpassed IMHO.

[collingoat]

F1 should consider backing up the 2026 regs to 27 or 28, scrapping the new engine regs & instead going with V8-10 sustainable fuels.