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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem greets people before a sprint auto race at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo\/Rebecca Blackwell)<\/p>\n
During the sport\u2019s five-week break \u2014 a pair of April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were called off because of the war in Iran \u2014 the FIA made changes to its power-unit regulations while taking input from drivers on how the organization should address complaints about the car.<\/p>\n
Verstappen, a four-time F1 champion, said this week that more significant changes are needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not what we need yet to really make it flat-out. It\u2019s complicated to get everyone to agree,\u201d he said Thursday. \u201cI just hope for next year we can make really big, big changes. Like I said, it\u2019s a tickle, but it needs to be more than a tickle, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ben Sulayem said he had a positive recent interaction with Verstappen and told him he\u2019s a fan of his driving and mental approach. He added that Verstappen has said \u201cwhat he feels.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what he says, is it what he wants to do?\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t \u2014 I really don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n
Verstappen qualified second for Sunday\u2019s race at Miami and said afterward he\u2019s feeling more comfortable in the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m a passenger anymore in the car,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Horner return would be welcomed<\/p>\n
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Ben Sulayem said Christian Horner would be welcomed if he decides to return to F1 after the longtime Red Bull team principal was abruptly fired last July, ending a 20-year stint that included eight drivers\u2019 titles.<\/p>\n
The FIA president added the sport misses Horner, who had been the Red Bull team principal since it entered F1 as a full constructor in 2005.<\/p>\n
\u201cI talk to him regularly,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I feel he will be back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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