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Piastri: F1's current problems need hardware changes, not just regulation tweaks
1 May 2026GP BlogRace reportDriver Ratings

Piastri: F1's current problems need hardware changes, not just regulation tweaks

Oscar Piastri argues that F1's current issues, like overtaking difficulties, require fundamental hardware changes to power units, not just regulation tweaks. He calls for a medium-term overhaul, acknowledging the sport must adapt to a changed automotive industry landscape since the rules were first conceived.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri has delivered a stark assessment of Formula 1's current regulatory challenges, stating that fundamental hardware changes to the power units are the only real solution to the sport's core issues. While praising recent collaborative efforts to tweak the rules as a "step in the right direction," the Australian driver emphasized that such adjustments are merely palliative and cannot fix the underlying problems baked into the current car designs.

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