Fernando Alonso has launched one other scathing evaluation of the 2026 Method 1 rules by claiming no “driver expertise” is required after the British Grand Prix.
This yr F1 has launched its newest regulation overhaul with radical modifications to each the chassis and energy unit, the latter being the extra contentious level.
That’s as a result of F1 edged in direction of a 50-50 break up between electrical energy and the inner combustion engine, inflicting a distinct sort of racing with battery administration being key.
It’s induced a type of racing known as ‘yo-yo’ the place differing power ranges result in extra overtakes and in locations not beforehand seen, which was on full present final weekend on the high-energy Silverstone circuit.
The dash race, particularly, noticed yo-yo battles throughout the sector and this has irked the Aston Martin driver, who beforehand claimed that the 2026 vehicles are the “worst” he’d pushed in Monaco.
“It relies upon what the followers and the game desires,” stated Alonso after Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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“Yesterday I noticed replays of the dash, folks overtaking in the midst of the straights with extra battery.
“So there’s no driver enter or driver expertise wanted to overhaul a automotive in entrance of you. You need not outbrake anybody, you need not overtake on the surface, you need not take any danger.
“You simply press one button, and also you overtake in case you have a greater energy unit than the automotive in entrance.”
What clearly doesn’t assist Alonso, who has pushed many generations of F1 vehicles since his debut in 2001, is Aston Martin being a backmarker this yr squabbling with newcomer Cadillac.
Silverstone was “extra of the identical” for the 44-year-old who completed outdoors of the factors and even had his AMR26 shut itself off in the course of the formation lap.
“Extra of the identical” might most likely be utilized to subsequent week’s Belgian Grand Prix as nicely, which Alonso reckons will probably be much like Silverstone with its high-speed corners and lengthy straights.
Spa-Francorchamps
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“Clearly, Silverstone and Spa, they’re very trusted on power,” stated Alonso. “You can not deploy in all on the straights.
“Subsequent week, it’s going to be the identical factor. Should you deploy in Spa from Flip 1 to five, it’s finito for the remainder of the lap. So, you have to save slightly bit there to have deployment from 14 to the bus cease [chicane].
“However should you deploy in these two straights, which is the optimum deployment, then there may be one minute, sector 2, with no deployment in any respect.
“And with no deployment in any respect, we can not neglect that this yr now we have considerably much less energy than final yr and fewer energy than F2 – that’s the case while you minimize the deployment.
“So, sure, it’s a problem.”
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