Perez’s hopes of rebounding from his opening lap crash at the Monaco Grand Prix were undone on Saturday when the Red Bull driver failed to make it out of Q1.having made his debut a year after the revised higher points system was introduced.it can be a massive psychological boost within the garage as a crucial battle unfolds between team-mates.handed Perez a three-place grid penalty for the next race in Spain.with Sainz unable to beat him on soft tyres. The FIA officially presented the rule changes for the F1 2026 cars on Thursday.“There’s been too much chaos over the winter.“I had easily half a second advantage in FP3 and that was gone.

but an old oneThe team confirmed his running had been cut short by an “ERS fault” before Verstappen told the media: “There was a suspected electrical issue so they told me to box and they’re investigating now.I think what was mentioned before probably Q3 was the weakest of the sessions for Mercedes.He told media including PlanetF1.“I don’t know how long it’s gonna take until we know how it’s gonna go.which left 13 seats available for what would almost certainly leave room open for several bold team moves and reshuffles on the F1 grid.198Q1 times1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing 1:12.

“It’s a track that’s going to be green to start with.hopefully we can carry momentum into Montréal and show similar speed as we did in Monaco.might need to get redesigned or whateverAdrian Newey had previously called the new regulations “strange” but something every technical director would have to adapt to.Daniel Ricciardo fires back at Jacques VilleneuveVilleneuve.That would have applied for Miami too.