Verstappen says F1 rule changes 'a tickle'
Red Bull's Max Verstappen says the changes to Formula 1's rules amount to "a tickle" in terms of addressing his and other drivers' concerns about the new style of racing. However, championship contender George Russell described the changes as "good" and world champion Lando Norris said the drivers "have to be happy" with what had been done. A series of complex technical tweaks have been made with two main aims - to return qualifying to a more flat-out challenge for the drivers, and to reduce closing speeds during racing.
Verstappen, who has said the new cars have made him question his future in the sport, said: "It's a tickle. It's not what we need yet to really make it flat out. Like I said, it's complicated to get everything to agree.
I just hope that next year we can make really big, big changes. " McLaren's Norris added: "It's tough to go that much further. There's only so much you can do with the rules that you have to keep things within.
We would all have liked more in the direction that they've gone. "The race really isn't going to be that different. So some things are not going to change that much, and the qualifying should be a bit more flat-out qualifying-style laps, which is a nice thing.
It's what we want [as] the drivers, so I think we have to be happy with the amount of changes that they've done. " Will rule changes make noticeable difference in Miami? F1 Q&A The new engines have a near 50-50 split between internal combustion and electrical power, and require significant energy management.