Max Verstappen believes the plan could have some merit but warned against implementing it just as the sport enters its biggest regulatory overhaul in years. \u201cThe cars are a bit more difficult to follow, and sometimes your tires overheat quickly if you\u2019re within a second of the car in front,\u201d he said at Interlagos.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to overtake because the cars are within two to three-tenths of each other\u2019s speed, so the difference isn\u2019t big enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe this would help and make things better,\u201d he continued, referring to the expected two-stop rule. \u201cOn the other hand, people will complain that the two-stop will come at the wrong time next year. There will still be a lot of question marks, regardless of the rule.\u201d<\/p>\n
George Russell, director of the Grand Prix Drivers\u2019 Association, is even less convinced. \u201cI\u2019m not sure it will work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we just need softer tires, which will increase the number of overtakes due to wear,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we could magically create tires where the hard lasts 30 laps, the medium 20, and the soft 10, that would be ideal. Then we\u2019d have real strategic variety.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I understand that\u2019s almost impossible for Pirelli, given how different each circuit\u2019s surface is. If all tracks had the same asphalt, it would be much easier to develop tires that allow more overtaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whatever F1 decides, most drivers won\u2019t miss the current generation of ground-effect cars, which bow out at the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Lance Stroll summed up the general mood bluntly: \u201cI\u2019m not going to miss it. The cars have been too heavy and too stiff. The idea was to make racing better, but I don\u2019t know if we really achieved that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Lance Stroll of Canada and Aston Martin F1 Team looks on in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 06, 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Zak Mauger\/LAT Images for Aston Martin)<\/p>\n
Charles Leclerc added: \u201cThe first year wasn\u2019t enjoyable with all the bouncing. After that it got better, but I\u2019d still love a lighter car. Probably not as fun as the previous generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
And Pierre Gasly echoed the sentiment: \u201cOur backs have taken much more of a toll than people imagine. I\u2019m happy we\u2019re moving on \u2013 we can definitely find a better way to achieve performance without the extra weight and stiffness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(GMM) Formula 1\u2019s ongoing search for more excitement could soon result in a major shake-up \u2013 with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-267642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}