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FIA close F1 engine loophole ahead of Miami GP
F1 made a significant change to its technical regulations for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix due to complaints about unnatural driving behavior in the first three races.
The focus is on tightening the rules around the energy deployment of the MGU-K to address the issue of drivers inadvertently wasting electric power.
Drivers now need to keep the accelerator pressed at over 98 per cent for at least one full second to enter the ‘power limited’ phase.
Previous rules would reset the system with any brief release of the accelerator, leading to high energy consumption, as seen in incidents involving drivers like Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc.
McLaren’s technical director Mark Temple welcomes the changes as a positive step towards resolving these issues but remains cautiously optimistic until the cars hit the track in Miami this weekend.
