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Verstappen’s comments are a reflection of the fact that F1 as a sport has realized that the current engines are flawed and mistakes have been made in the regulation process.
This year, steps have been taken to improve the situation, and in 2028, in two stages, by adjusting the ratio of internal combustion and electricity from 50:50 to 60:40, further steps will be taken in the next two years.
Williams driver Carlos Sainz said: “Like last year, nobody is enjoying the qualifying round. We obviously lost a bit with these cars at Spa.
“Having said that, I don’t want to downplay my own sport because there is nothing to gain.
“We all know that this is not enough, it must change, change, improve. We hope that next year will be a step better.
But in 2022 and 2023, who saw these simulations and didn’t look at them and think, ‘How can we even accept that?’ He needs to review what happened there because it should never have happened.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the rules had both positives and negatives, with factors such as electric charge and the ability for drivers to choose when to deploy power, even if it wasn’t always “pure racing”, leading to a significant increase in overtaking.
Stella said: “Especially long, some circuits that are very demanding in terms of electricity will change their behavior. We have to accept this.
“At the beginning of the season, some reforms were implemented to reduce that. They made the situation a little better. But in order for these trades to come back, it is important that we implement changes for 2027, which will not be complete because there will be some restrictions regarding the deployment of energy. So we have to get used to it somehow.
“And on the other hand, we have to see what we have to improve (with these power-unit regulations), as we have the character of some challenging corners, if you don’t approach quickly, the corner will not be a corner, because someone can be in a corner at 280/290 km/h, but if you approach a corner of 270 and it’s easy.
“These regulations have brought some new features to the racing track. Some may like it, some may not. But we see many advantages. And this passing, if you like, is the side of power hunger.
“So there are a few aspects, some to be improved, some to be expected.”
