Overview
- An FIA spokesperson says the post-China evaluation will proceed, but no significant changes are planned before Japan and any major revisions are unlikely before Miami.
- Shanghai’s circuit allowed easier energy recovery than Melbourne, reducing extreme management tactics and cooling calls for immediate intervention.
- Driver opinions remain split, with Lewis Hamilton praising the racing as Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso criticize the battery-focused dynamics.
- Options under discussion target deployment and harvesting, such as increasing super clipping toward 350kW or reducing the electric share in race trim.
- Team leaders caution against knee-jerk moves, with Mercedes’ Toto Wolff warning of political motives, and the Bahrain and Saudi cancellations providing extra time for a fuller review.