– Publicly, Formula 1 is trying to sell this year’s new regulations as a success. Although minor adjustments were made this week, Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali, for example, recently defended the rules in an interview with the Motorsport Network.
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Christian Danner, however, is sure that such statements are not the whole truth. “Among all those involved who are now desperately trying to reach a compromise, the absolute one hundred percent conviction has long prevailed that what they have is useless,” Danner told sport.de.
This means: The expert assumes that internally, the new regulations are discussed much more negatively than is admitted publicly. “This will lead to Formula 1 definitely having a simplification, a streamlining, in its next engine program,” Danner announces.
“There will be a renewed focus, and indeed a necessary focus, on what motorsport is all about. Namely: The fastest and the one who pushes the most should be the one who comes out on top in the end,” explains the former Formula 1 driver.
Glock: Not much can be changed anymore
Timo Glock, another expert, sees it similarly, explaining to Sky: “My opinion on this is that these regulations simply do not allow the scope to design the race as we know it from the past.”
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Even with the announced changes, “it will continue to be about battery management,” says the long-time Formula 1 driver, who emphasizes: “I still believe the fundamental problem will remain the same.”
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“And I’m sure Max Verstappen won’t be really happy with the rule changes either,” adds Glock. The four-time world champion is one of the biggest critics of the new rules and has repeatedly stated that Formula 1 is not much fun for him right now.
A new engine regulation is not expected in Formula 1 until 2031. And experts do not assume that anything fundamental will change in the current situation until then.
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