F1 regulations, Buemi pragmatic: “The Mercedes drivers like it. The others don’t. But it’s too early to make judgements”

The comparison with Formula E The definition given by Max Verstappen during the pre-season tests of “Formula E on steroids” could suggest that the start of the 2026 World Championship would be characterized by endless discussions on the revolution brought about by the new hybrid power units, which compared to the past have an almost equal distribution between thermal and electrical components. However, the explosion of phenomena such as super-clipping, lift and coast in qualifying, the problems of many teams in the starting phases and the scary accident at Suzuka involving Ollie Bearman have accelerated and made the debate on the current technical rules of F1 even more central. Buemi’s analysis Right from the Formula E paddock came a rather pragmatic observation from Sébastien Buemi, currently involved with the Envision Racing team and still very attached to F1 and the Red Bull group in particular, for which he continued to work as a simulator driver for many years even after leaving his role as Toro Rosso regular driver in the Circus. Buemi was interviewed by the Spanish website AS regarding the new course undertaken by F1. The analysis made by the Swiss driver was rather pragmatic: “The new regulation? Some like it. If you are one of the Mercedes drivers you love it; if you are one of the others, no. But we have to wait a bit, it is difficult to draw conclusions with so few races – observed the multiple WEC world champion – I understand the most critical, but it is still too early to draw conclusions. The races are interesting, not everything is perfect yet, but we have to wait and see how things will evolve. We in Formula E can’t wait to see Gen4, because it will be a good step forward for the championship, but we don’t want people to be disappointed by F1. I hope both championships are successful,” he commented.