Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali feels the likes of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were too early to criticise the series' new 2026 regulations.
The two world champions voiced stinging criticism of 2026's complicated new ruleset during Bahrain winter testing, with Hamilton feeling the new power units and their complex energy management requirements are too convoluted to explain to F1 fans. Verstappen felt the level of energy harvesting required with the new cars, which leads to aggressive lift and coast strategies to fill up the battery, was taking away from the essence of racing.
