Cadillac System 1 driver Sergio Perez poked enjoyable on the current feedback likening the present 2026 laws to Mario Kart.
Through the Chinese language Grand Prix, by which he completed in fifteenth, the Mexican driver joked over the crew radio, „I want a mushroom now. It disappeared. I do not know what occurred.“
Perez, who joined Cadillac because it joined the championship because the eleventh crew in 2026, had beforehand spoken about how Overtake Mode and using the enhance button within the new laws is much like enjoying the retro sport.
„I discovered it very pretend, to be sincere,“ Perez informed the media in Shanghai, when requested what he felt concerning the racing on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
„Simply on a button. You overtake and you then get overtaken. Yeah, Mario Kart type.“
He added: „On the finish of the day, additionally the motive force can do the distinction, however it comes down. It’s totally early days on these guidelines, however it takes time. However what we noticed in Melbourne, me speaking as a fan, I did not prefer it.“
Sergio Perez, Cadillac Racing, Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac Racing
Picture by: James Sutton / System 1 / System Motorsport Ltd by way of Getty Photos
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc additionally pointed to the online game throughout a crew radio message in Australia. „That is just like the mushroom in Mario Kart,“ the Monegasque driver stated.
Haas‘ Oliver Bearman additionally agreed. „Yeah, somewhat bit,“ he informed the media in Melbourne when requested if it was like enjoying a sport. „It was like I used to be in F1 and everybody else was in F2. However then, after all, it’s important to recharge the battery once more, as a result of in any other case you are useless into the subsequent straight.
„So, it is loads of stuff to consider, which is difficult, however the truth that I completed P7 signifies that I am glad, even when the automotive has not been probably the most enjoyable to drive this weekend.“
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