The game of parts continues in F1
The path towards the 2026 regulation review has just entered its key moment: today is a crucial day to address and resolve the problems that have emerged in Formula 1 during the first three races. In previous weeks, two meetings have already taken place between the Federation’s technicians and those of the teams, accompanied by a direct discussion with the drivers, but the moment to put the classic black on white is approaching. And to arrive at solutions that satisfy everyone, at least on safety and qualifying, one must go through a completely natural game of parts, between those who do everything to revolutionize the regulations and those who want to maintain the status quo as much as possible.
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Mercedes, winner of the first three GPs of the new era, certainly belongs to the second group. The Brackley team is the one that started best under the new regulations, and Toto Wolff does not want to lose the advantage gained.
Wolff’s words
“Discussions between FIA, F1, teams and drivers have been constructive, we all share the same goals. It’s about understanding how to improve the product, make it a real competition and evaluate what we can improve in terms of safety. But we must act with surgical precision, not with a baseball bat,” these are the words of the Austrian team principal.
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“We are arriving at good solutions that we will ratify, hopefully today, to be able to improve,” he added. “We are only in the third race. We must learn from the past, where sometimes decisions were made irregularly, then going beyond the limit and realizing that it was not good. We are the custodians of this sport and I am cautiously optimistic that we will improve the races while protecting what is truly positive.”
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