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Wolff Says F1 Must Wield Scalpel Not Baseball Bat in Making Changes
Team bosses backed targeted changes to the 2026 rules, including lower energy harvesting and higher hybrid power, to improve qualifying and address safety concerns.
- On Monday, Formula One and the FIA finalized rule tweaks following constructive discussions between teams and drivers, with adjustments set to debut at the Miami race in early May.
- Drivers criticized the new power units, split roughly 50 between electric and combustion power, which force them to manage battery levels and "lift and coast" during qualifying laps rather than racing flat out.
- Technical adjustments reduce energy harvesting and increase hybrid power unit output, while capping boost button usage to improve safety and allow drivers to go flat out for longer.
- Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said he was "carefully optimistic" about the solutions, urging stakeholders to "understand our responsibility as the guardians of the sport" rather than seek advantage.
- The season resumes in Miami following an enforced five-week break due to cancellations in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, as Max Verstappen remains a vocal critic of the rules and "gimmicks.
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'Scalpel, not a baseball bat': Wolff on F1 changes
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has warned against taking a "baseball bat" to Formula 1's controversial 2026 technical regulations, saying he expects Monday's crunch meeting on the rules to end with targeted changes to improve the spectacle.
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LONDON, April 20 : Formula One needs to take a surgical approach to rule changes that might improve racing rather than a big hit with a baseball bat, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said on Monday.Teams, engine makers and key F1 stakeholders were due to meet later in the day to put forward tweaks to the new rul
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