This is how Formula 1 gets hotter again!

(Motorsport-Total.com) – Formula 1 cars for the 2024 season are not particularly colourful. There are still colors on the cars here and there, but the carbon look is king as the teams try to save every gram of weight. Should Formula 1 intervene and change the regulations, or does it need new technologies to restore the creativity and beauty of cars?

As always in the top flight, the devil is in the details as it will not be easy to force teams to paint their cars. Formula 1 experts see many complications in dealing with this complex situation should the mandatory color arise. Mark Turner works for Silverstone Paint Technology and therefore also works with a number of teams.

“I don't see any way to settle this,” he says. It is believed that there is no standardized method for providing vehicles with minimum colors. Will it stay with the black paint with small touches of color? According to Turner, the problem could solve itself with new regulations starting in 2026.

“The amount of paint was always on the radar, but it wasn’t a priority yet,” Turner says. “That has changed over time because cars have become much larger. The surface area is much larger than it was in the 2000s. Three years ago, we were doing the heaviest paint jobs with about three kilograms of paint.

Investing in color technology can certainly be beneficial for teams. “Sometimes it's better to be rewarded for innovation than to standardize something,” says Turner, who wants the legendary badge to return to Formula 1. Color has to make a comeback, that's clear to Turner, but for that to happen, The design team and the racing team's PR department need to work more closely together.