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# F1 tech podcast: Zhou’s crash, plus Symonds on 2026
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-tech-podcast-zhous-crash-plus-symonds-on-2026/
- Published: 2022-07-06T09:32:51.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T14:16:45.000Z
- Description: The latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show examines the British GP start accident involving Zhou Guanyu, with Pat Symonds also joining the panel to discuss aspects of the 2026 Formula 1 rules
- Author: Jack Cozens
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-center-right

After Zhou Guanyu’s terrifying British Grand Prix accident, The Race F1 Tech Show host Edd Straw and former Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson take a closer look at the structures that saved the Alfa Romeo driver.

Following a look at what F1 can learn about further improving car and barrier safety, they turn their attention to this week’s major topic: synthetic sustainable fuel, with F1’s tech chief Pat Symonds joining the podcast to give us the ultimate guide to what the teams will be putting in their cars in 2026 – and why the championship is heading down this specific route.

And finally, Gary is delighted to answer a listener question on the materials used to make the more mundane parts of an F1 car, and the properties these materials must exhibit – it’s much more interesting than you might think!

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