F1 changes immediately
The new course of Formula 1 is struggling to get into gear. The regulations approved for 2026 present problems not only of “youth”, but also of concept: in qualifying, driving is absolutely stifled, the driver no longer laps at the limit but adapts to the software to have the most effective delivery possible, with a flattening effect on performance; in the race, overtaking often turns out to be artificial and due to different strategies in the use of electric power. And so, also taking advantage of the forced break due to the war in Iran, the Circus has thought of some corrective measures.
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As we had reported, a meeting is scheduled for April 9 in London between teams, engine manufacturers, FIA and F1 to discuss changes to the regulations. For this meeting, the Circus has prepared six measures, as revealed by The-Race, which would primarily modify Saturday, immediately identified as the aspect to be changed most urgently.
According to British colleagues, the three areas to be given priority are safety, qualifying and speed at the end of the straights (or in any case sections that were once driven at the limit, such as 130R). Safety is at the top of the agenda, and it could not be otherwise considering that Oliver Bearman at Suzuka hit the barrier at very high speed to avoid Franco Colapinto, who was adopting a different charging strategy and was therefore proceeding much more slowly in the iconic Spoon section. The other areas concern the spectacle and the usability of the product, aspects that take a back seat to safety but which F1 naturally takes into great account so as not to lose what Liberty Media has built in recent years.
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The measures that F1 will bring to the table are to increase the power of super clipping (from 250 kW to 350 kW) in order to confine it closer to the braking point; reduce the maximum deliverable power of 350 kW (by consuming less energy, it is not exhausted too quickly); reduce the maximum recharge per lap from 9 to 6 MJ to facilitate the recharge itself and avoid resorting to lift and coast; utilize unlimited active aerodynamics and the possibility of activating it anywhere; modify the 55%-45% balance between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor (but, in that case, it would not be an immediate change, because it would require adaptation time and would currently involve reliability issues); finally, simplify the rules to give drivers more control over their performance on a single lap.
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