Martin Brundle had \u201ca bit of a tear in my eye\u201d at the British and Belgian GPs. He believes that \u201call the great corners\u201d at these venues have been lost.<\/p>\n
Brundle blames the F1 2026 regulations for this, and is calling for their demise \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is pushing for a return of V8 engines, running on sustainable fuels, by 2030, or 2031 at the latest. Count Brundle in.<\/p>\n
Martin Brundle attacks F1 2026 regulations<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for news you can trust.<\/p>\n The new F1 engines, utilising a near 50\/50 split of electrical and internal combustion power, have proven polarising to say the least.<\/p>\n The FIA moved to introduce a series of tweaks amid early concerns, and over the next two years, the balance will be tweaked slightly further towards ICE power.<\/p>\n But, the recent visits to Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps, two of the most iconic, high-speed venues on the calendar, has raised fresh talking points.<\/p>\n Fernando Alonso sounded the alarm over energy management ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix race weekend at Spa. His fears were seemingly confirmed later in the race weekend.<\/p>\n Max Verstappen spoke of Formula 3 power meeting F1 downforce during the second sector, which was being driven with no deployment.<\/p>\n Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris said that the iconic double-left hander of Pouhon was now taken flat out. Norris stated that Pouhon was \u201cnot a corner anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n Brundle, the former F1 driver turned Sky F1 pundit, is not impressed.<\/p>\n Amid a Sky F1 discussion about George Russell\u2019s mystery straight-line speed issues in the Mercedes, Brundle transitioned the conversation to criticism of the regulations.<\/p>\n Brundle believes that the drivers have a lot of \u201ccomplexities\u201d to master with these rules, and he is counting down the days until the end.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they\u2019re all struggling to really fully understand it, to be honest,\u201d said Brundle of the rules.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a bit of a tear in my eye because we\u2019ve lost all the great corners at Silverstone, and here we are at Spa with the same situation.<\/p>\n \u201cThese new regulations hurt us on the high speed circuits.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re doing something about it for \u201927 and \u201928, and we have to get rid of this concept as soon as possible in 2030 or 2031.<\/p>\n More Belgian Grand Prix talking points via PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n Antonelli wins Belgian Grand Prix as Hamilton penalised for Russell clash<\/a><\/p>\n F1 2026: Head-to-head race statistics between teammates<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThat aside, this is what we\u2019ve got. When I\u2019m out on track on a Friday, wow they look fast. And when they\u2019re side by side and ducking and diving, it looks a lot of fun to watch.<\/p>\n \u201cBut for now, they\u2019ve got to get on top of the complexities, and there are a lot of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n