One of the biggest learning curves of the new Formula 1 regulations has been the increase and required management of electrical energy, an area where drivers could be exposed in the early rounds if they fail to optimise deployment.
Almost all the drivers have detailed the challenge of where and when to deploy F1’s new boost mode over both single laps and race runs, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli comparing it to a form of “speed chess”, as opportunities and risks are present each time a driver selects or abstains from a dose of power from the 350kW available from the MGU-K.
