Podium finishers criticise 2026 power units

Despite FIA tweaks introduced before Miami, the Canadian Grand Prix podium finishers said F1’s 2026 power units still feel unsatisfactory. Lewis Hamilton, who finished second, said: “It still continues to be a weird feeling” and “It doesn't feel [like] what motorsport should be.” Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli said the changes “has definitely helped quite a bit to make things a bit easier”, but added: “Sometimes it triggers you a little bit how the system works” and “with the PU obviously there's still work to do.” Max Verstappen, third in Canada, said: “It's not what Formula 1 should be about. It's way too complex, all of this,” adding that “F1 just needs to be more pure.” The trio were more positive about the 2026 chassis rules. Hamilton said “the car is fundamentally a better design” and “we can race and get close and follow each other closely”, while Antonelli said “to follow, at least for now, is much better than last year” and “You can actually follow a lot closer and that definitely creates more racing.”

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‘It doesn't feel like what motorsport should be’: Podium trio still unhappy with F1’s power units

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