Montoya: “I hear too many complaints, a driver is paid to race”

The new F1 under accusation The new rules of Formula 1 have been criticized by the majority of drivers, led by Max Verstappen. No one else has threatened to withdraw from competition, but inside the garage there is dissatisfaction and frustration. Apart from Mercedes, which logically defends the new generation of cars, these rules have not made any inroads between teams and drivers; nor among the public, considering the plunging TV ratings in France and Spain. A voice out of the chorus comes from Juan Pablo Montoya: according to the Colombian, the drivers must think about driving the vehicle they have in their hands, without putting pressure on Formula 1 to change the regulations. Montoya’s words “There are too many people with opinions and too many people willing to listen to them. Other people’s opinions matter much more than in the past. In my day, if you didn’t like something, you just had to accept it”, these are Juancho’s words reported by Casinostugan. “I understand that drivers don’t like rules. But if you get paid to drive the car, whatever it is, you drive it.” “The last regulatory cycle was described as terrible for ‘porpoising’, which according to the riders was dangerous and caused back pain. Everyone talked about it constantly, then the teams found a solution. It lasted all of six months and the rules remained unchanged,” he added. “In the engines they can limit the amount of electric and reduce the points where it is delivered. But then you will have less overtaking, and this won’t be good either. Reacting on impulse based on what the drivers say would cause other problems.”