Overview

• Team principal James Vowles warned that initial driver-in-the-loop impressions of the 2026 regulations can be misleading until multiple simulator sessions have been completed.
• Williams confirmed it will not address the FW47’s weakness in long, high-speed corners during the rest of 2025 and will instead devote resources to a ground-up 2026 redesign.
• Sim data has highlighted a significant increase in mental and physical workload as drivers learn energy management under the roughly 50-50 electric-combustion power unit split.
• The FIA and teams are refining the ‘manual override’ energy-based overtaking system that replaces DRS and could actually boost passing opportunities if optimized.
• Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has urged patience and an open mindset toward the radical regulation overhaul before drawing conclusions from early feedback.