Toto Wolff and Christian Horner spat rumbles on over 2026 regulations as Red Bull dominate

Mercedes team principal Toto Wollf and his Red Bull peer, Christian Horner, have exchanged more words, this time over Formula 1’s engine regulations for 2026. Changes were decided in August 2022, but Horner has said that he and others want tweaks, with the rules meant to improve the sustainability of the sport.

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Austrian Grand PrixHamilton among eight drivers handed post-race penalties02/07/2023 AT 20:38 Red Bull’s Horner is one principal amongst, reportedly, others who think that these regulations will not produce sufficient power for a flat out approach to a whole lap. «I think that perhaps where we need to pay urgent attention, before it's too late, is to look at the ratio between combustion power and electrical power,» he said.

Hamilton among eight drivers handed post-race penalties Dominant Verstappen cruises to 'amazing' fifth straight victory at Austrian Grand Prix Verstappen claims Austrian claims sprint Grand Prix to extend lead at top "(We need) to ensure that we're not creating a technical Frankenstein, which will require the chassis to compensate to such a degree with moveable aero and reduce the drag to such a level that the racing will be affected — and that there will be no tow effect and no DRS because effectively you're running like that at all points in time. «Plus, with the characteristics of these engines, that the combustion engine just doesn't become a generator to recharge a battery.