Oscar Piastri gives verdict on regulation tweaks as he praises F1 and FIA collaboration

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Oscar Piastri believes the tweaks to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations are a step in the right direction, but more alterations will likely be needed in the future.

The regulation refinements will come into effect for the Miami Grand Prix. Some of the changes include increasing super clipping power from 250 kW to 350 kW to reduce the amount of time needed to recharge the battery, reducing the maximum recharge limit from 8 MJ to 7 MJ to reduce excessive harvesting and the introduction of a 'low power start detection' system to trigger a minimum level of acceleration if a car bogs down at the race start.

While discussing the regulations during an appearance on the High Performance podcast, Piastri explained: "It's hard to say now [if the changes will be enough]. I think there's definitely some rule changes that are definitely a step in the right direction.

"I think some of the stuff around the power you get from the boost button, I'll be honest with you, there's a lot of rules I still need to actually look through and see what specifically changes. So it's still complex and with the engines we've got, there's always going to be a compromise somewhere."

What impressed the Australian driver the most was the collaboration between the drivers, teams, the FIA, F1 and other stakeholders to make the changes quickly.

Oscar Piastri, McLaren

Oscar Piastri, McLaren

"For me, the biggest thing has been the coordination and collaboration between the drivers, teams, F1 and the FIA," he said.

"It's been actually quite refreshing, for especially some of the older guys, to see the collaboration, but time will tell. I think there probably will need to be some further tweaks. How easy they are to implement this year, we don't know.