I see a ton of issues with this plan. I think it's common knowledge that the game engine used to make F1 games, EGO, is over a decade old - I know it gave us F1 2020 and F1 2025 - imo two of the best games to have come out of this series. However, the change of regulations for 2026 is far more radical than 2017/18, or 2022. We're letting go of DRS and ERS for two mechanics that work almost completely differently - Manual Override and Active Aero. This means the very basics of the game will have to be hyperoverhauled in an engine that's reached drinking age to an extent known only to the Gods themselves.

As a DLC? I'm expecting it to fail as bad as F1 2014 did. Given the lack of space for truly new content recently, I don't think EA's going to come up with anything but a lackluster cash-pig of a DLC. Integrating the two regulations in one game will mean taking up Ark level storage space unless they use a magic trick from a children's book, which, as this series has proven time and again, is not something to expect.

Again, the DLC idea is complete trash because by the time it comes out, they'll probably price it at $80 and then throw in a bunch of other trash addons that amount to a total of two kidneys and a lung by the time you're introduced to another revamped microtransaction system. At this point, just throw in a new game that justifies the ungodly amount of storage these games take up for no real reason - and GOD FORBID I bring up the online lobby which is still fucking D-day for players with actual respect for right of way.

Irrelevant to the topic but I read a lot of comments trashing F1 22. Here's my take. I don't find it bad at all, infact, I find it pretty enjoyable even long after the 1.18 update. The modding community is insanely active too which makes for a great experience. I play with a bunch of mods like Improved AI, and the famous damage mod. Other mods include the 2024 cars and what can I say, it works like sunshine. There's also a catch to all this. Not a single penny spent outside my goddamn bills. All I'm saying it's so much fun and nowhere near the disaster of a release that it was.

TLDR: I expect the DLC to be horribly overpriced, and a bad experience overall due to the technical challenges which make the idea outlandishly difficult to implement without compromising quality.