Overview

• The proposed adjustment would shift the race-day internal combustion engine to battery power ratio from 50/50 to 64/36 while keeping the 50/50 split intact for qualifying.
• The change is intended to prevent energy depletion mid-lap on power-sensitive circuits like Monza and improve race consistency and spectacle.
• Red Bull’s Christian Horner supports the proposal, citing its potential to reduce lifting and coasting and enhance overtaking opportunities.
• Mercedes’ Toto Wolff opposes the change, arguing it lacks real-world data and should be revisited after on-track testing of the new power units.
• The FIA is conducting further analysis and will require a supermajority of manufacturers to approve the regulation change at the F1 Commission meeting.