Vasseur worried about the loss of excitement in Formula 1: "Can’t say the racing will be closer"

After years of a closely contested field in Formula 1, due to the regulation changes that are coming into the pinnacle of motorsport, there is a worry that the competitive racing that is now taking place may be lost once again, with the excitement of recent years during races and qualifying potentially disappearing.

With the earlier this week announced adjustment of the engine regulations for 2026 - the exact details of which will follow in the coming weeks - the FIA and Formula 1 are trying to prevent F1 from becoming a sport in which the power units make the difference.

This fear existed after almost all manufacturers had problems building the battery, which was originally supposed to determine 50 per cent of the engine's performance, with the remaining 50 per cent coming from the combustion engine. By reducing the share of the battery, the hope is that the engines of the teams will become more equal.

It is rumoured that Ferrari were one of the manufacturers in favour of adjusting the engine regulations. But whether the teams will still be close together in 2026 remains a question, even with the late change in the engine regulations.

Vasseur, of course, cannot see into the future, joking about that after being asked what he thinks racing will be like in 2026. However, the Frenchman expects that the drastic rule changes will increase the differences among teams.

"What is true is that when you are at this stage with a new regulation – and we have to keep in mind it’s probably the biggest change in F1 in the last 25 years – we’ve got huge changes on the engine, on the chassis, and also big changes in the sporting regs," Vasseur said to several media sources, including GPblog.

"For sure, we can expect bigger gaps next year, but that’s also the DNA of the sport – to develop, to try to catch up. So we can’t complain. We’ll see next year. Let’s stay focused on this season," concluded the Frenchman.