Crimson Bull staff principal Christian Horner believes a proposal to alter the power deployment of System 1’s 2026 powertrains is “value consideration”, warning of extreme raise and coast at sure races subsequent yr.
Horner’s feedback comply with the F1 Fee assembly, the place the groups met with the FIA and FOM final week to assist plot the long run route of the championship, with discussions on how greatest to navigate among the perceived points thrown up by the incoming 2026 guidelines.
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“The automobile’s clearly going to have DRS open always, so there’s going to be not the overtaking impact that you’d see. And they also tabled a proposal the place we might go away all of the technical specs the identical, however we’d simply scale back the battery power within the race so that you simply successfully have a push-to-pass.
“I believe it has benefit, and I believe within the greater image of System One, I believe it is undoubtedly value consideration. It would not change the spec, it would not change the utmost energy of those engines, it is simply when the deployment is.”
The 2026 rules already state that an efficient push-to-pass system, named “guide override mode”, will act as a DRS substitute to permit drivers shut to a different to entry extra energy – so, presumably, Horner is suggesting that the top-end energy stage could enhance if the general race energy figures are diminished.
Failing to handle the state of affairs, in keeping with Horner, would result in lift-and-coasting – even on qualifying laps – to make sure the vehicles have the appropriate stage of energy for longer.
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“You want a brilliant majority* [to change the rules], however I believe typically you have to have a look at the curiosity of the game. And I believe that all of us consider that we have got good energy models for subsequent yr.
“I believe that what we simply wish to keep away from is we will have lift-and-coasting in qualifying at some races subsequent yr.
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“To have it to such a level within the race, notably at sure circuits, it is going to be notably unhealthy. I believe it is nicely value a have a look at as a result of for positive it’ll be an element.
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“And with out, successfully, DRS being accessible subsequent yr, with very low downforce on the straights as we’re making an attempt to recharge these batteries, would it not be a foul factor to have a push-to-pass?
“We had these discussions two years in the past. In truth, in equity to the opposite producers, they have been in settlement that it is simply an excessive amount of to get better.”
*A ‘tremendous majority’ for regulatory modifications is a majority of 28 votes. Delegates from F1 and the FIA get 10 votes every, whereas every staff has a vote every.
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