Overview
- Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur, speaking Friday at the FIA press briefing in Miami, said the new energy-management racing is "not artificial at all" and produces good fights.
- F1 scrapped the DRS rear-wing flap and introduced Overtake Mode, which gives extra power only when a driver is within one second of a rival and offers no external signal when used.
- Several drivers, including Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, argue the rules encourage easy pass-backs, with Norris saying he overtook when he did not want to because of energy limits.
- 1992 champion Nigel Mansell called some moves "totally false" and blamed computer-controlled power delivery for overtakes that do not feel under the driver's control.
- The FIA is debuting targeted tweaks in Miami to address feedback, and Vasseur said teams and officials will keep fine-tuning the system after each race.