‘This is not the level F1 should be’: Norris tells F1 to ‘ditch the battery’ – RaceFans

Mai 5, 2026

in Racing

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Formulation 1 has not gone far sufficient with the adjustments it made to enhance its 2026 rules, says Lando Norris.

The FIA made a number of adjustments geared toward addressing drivers’ criticisms of its guidelines forward of final weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. However Norris made his continued dissatisfaction with the present guidelines clear following the occasion.

“It’s a small step in the appropriate path, nevertheless it’s to not the extent that Formulation 1 ought to nonetheless be at but,” mentioned the world champion.

Norris loved his best weekend of the season thus far in Miami. He gained the dash race from pole place and got here near profitable the grand prix, ending second to Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Nonetheless he stays notably sad with the impact F1’s new energy models have had on how the vehicles react to being pushed on the restrict. Over a single flying lap, Norris mentioned drivers nonetheless need to rein themselves in or danger being penalised by their energy models for tackling corners too aggressively.

“We mentioned yesterday, nonetheless in qualifying, for those who go flat-out all over the place and also you strive pushing such as you have been in earlier years, you continue to simply get penalised for it. You continue to can’t be flat-out all over the place.

“It’s not about being on as early on throttle all over the place. You must by no means get penalised for that type of factor and you continue to do.”

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Not everybody within the sport agrees drivers ought to be capable of push flat-out to the extent Norris expects.

He doubts the issue could be fastened with out vital adjustments to F1’s energy models. They have been conceived to generate roughly equal quantities of energy from their combustion engines as their batteries.

“Actually, I don’t actually suppose you’ll be able to repair that,” mentioned Norris. “You simply need to eliminate the battery. Hopefully, in a couple of years, that’s the case.”

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned final weekend F1 might push to switch the present energy models simply 4 years after their introduction, one yr sooner than deliberate, if sufficient engine producers agree.