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Sergio Pérez fears that F1 GPs could "resemble Formula E races"
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As part of a major regulatory change, the F1 The 2026 cars delivered mixed first impressions during joint testing in Bahrain from February 11th to 13th. The sport's leading figures were particularly critical of the new cars, which they found unsatisfactory: Max Verstappen drawing a parallel with the Formula E, Lewis Hamilton pointing out their complexity. While awaiting the test of the race, Sergio Pérez currently shares the opinion of his colleagues.
Like his former teammate at Red BullThe Mexican is concerned about energy management playing too important a role in the race. I want to see how the races unfold, because for me, the most fun part is the racing itself. Right now, I simply don't know how we're going to race. It seems like overtaking is a bit trickier, that you have to manage your energy, and so on. I don't want to jump to conclusions. But it could be similar to Formula E races. Sergio Pérez alert. I think it could be chaotic. This will be especially true during the first few races, where everyone will have to familiarize themselves with their powertrain, how to manage it, when to use the overtake button, how much energy it consumes, and so on. It's very, very tricky. »
In a move towards sustainability, F1 has indeed adopted 50% electric engines by 2026. The emphasis is thus placed on the battery, now recharged solely through braking, considerably complicating driving. This Formula 1 is really very different from what I was used to. I would say it's the biggest change I've experienced in my career in terms of regulations. reveals the Cadillac driver. It's very difficult to understand. What's happening with the energy, with the deployments, all of this is extremely difficult. »
The 22 drivers on the grid will, however, have a second round of testing, on the Sakhir international circuit, scheduled from February 18 to 20, in order to deepen their understanding of the new systems before the official start of the season, on March 8 in Melbourne (Australia).
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Paul Lucas
17/02/2026 at 09:22 a.m.
This is what happens when you let incompetent people "drive" a race car! A load of rubbish. 2026 will see a lot of F1 fanatics watching other things on Grand Prix Sundays...
dedeHJ37
17/02/2026 at 08:14 a.m.
Where has the Formula 1 gone, with its overtaking maneuvers and V8, V10, and V12 engines that sang and thrilled us? I'm 76 years old and I knew that golden age. Today, I recognize nothing. F1 is a sad spectacle in the hands of highly incompetent people who are only interested in money!
Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)
16/02/2026 at 07:13 a.m.
When will the FIA listen to the drivers? The GPDA must react… 🧐. alainkf1@pt.lu 😎👎👎👎👎👎
Cbp
16/02/2026 at 07:13 a.m.
F1 2026: "The harder you pedal, the slower you go, the less you move forward!" 😂🚜
Yves-Henri RANDIER
16/02/2026 at 03:50 a.m.
People are starting to speak out, more or less. Verstappen is stirring things up with his Formula E car on steroids, Hamilton and Norris are playing the British card with a politically correct, hypocritical "so British" attitude, that old fox Fernand is making a biting joke about Aston Martin's head chef, Leclerc is saying that overtaking is likely to be very difficult, and now TexMex is worried too! All of this doesn't exactly sound promising, and I'm going to keep using my VPN so I don't have to get up and can fast-forward through the stream to avoid wasting too much time in front of my screen!
DANRV64
16/02/2026 at 03:29 a.m.
If it's just to see FE (First Edition), I'm not going to get up at 5am...
vincent moyet
16/02/2026 at 03:17 a.m.
Firstly, the very idea of an "overtake button" is perplexing. We can expect cars to overtake each other on the straights, like on the motorway. That's hardly motorsport. And what about circuits like Monza? Are the cars still suited to this, or will they have to add chicanes to the straights to create braking zones and recharge the batteries?