F1 2026 regulation adjustments – appeasement, not complacency!

By intervening in energy management starting with this Miami Grand Prix, the FIA ​​hoped to address two safety concerns – speed differences and starts – while also restoring the essence of qualifying. The verdict?

Published 06/05/2026 à 12:00

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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F1 2026 regulation adjustments – appeasement, not complacency!

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Fundamentally change the product F1 2026 was never the subject of the measures introduced in Miami, simply because F1 doesn't need them. So said Nikolas Tombazis. In essence, the FIA's head of Single-Seaters couldn't have been clearer when it was decided to "adjust" the rules. The discipline is not in intensive care, even though there are clearly problems to address. explained the technician from

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vincent moyet

10/05/2026 at 11:58 a.m.

"F1 doesn't need any major changes," except that we also read elsewhere that the 50/50 electric/thermal power split is being abandoned...as early as next year! Always denying and refuting until the very last minute...only to then be labeled as fickle and dishonest, such is the current management style. One has to wonder why nobody believes what these people say.

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