6 or 7 years ago, F1 did a tour of large-ish cities around the world that did not have races nearby. They had booths set up where some teams showed off various technologies and materials and you could ask questions. They had some various cars on display. The highlight was a demo session where they had a collection of F1 cars of various vintages as well as some exotics driving around a makeshift circuit that had been setup on streets next to the venue. The one that I had taken my son to, the circuit included a 180 degree turn. None of the most modern F1 cars could navigate it! (well actually, the drivers eventually learned that by doing donuts, they could in fact complete the turn).

It was highly entertaining because it did not go well at all, and I'm pretty sure that F1 didn't actually finish the full scheduled tour. But it really showed a big difference between old cars and new.

The newer cars are definitely bigger and less nimble. 2026 regs help a little bit with that but not quite enough.