Overview

• FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis confirmed that the core 2026 power-unit hardware is final and cannot be altered.
• Regulators will adjust non-hardware parameters—including energy recovery, deployment limits, ramp rates and sliding harvesting scales—with power-unit manufacturer approval.
• Simulator feedback from drivers such as Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon and Lance Stroll has driven the push for further rule evolution to prevent lift-off or coast-and-lift scenarios.
• The FIA acknowledges uneven transparency among power-unit manufacturers complicates data-driven refinements but reports general cooperation on targeted fixes.
• Parallel parity measures, including the ADUO mechanism and potential track-specific power-output allowances, are being developed to address performance gaps among manufacturers.