Briton is one of three champions scathing of new regulations
Overhaul had made the cars go from ‘best to worst’ in a season
Three world champions – Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris – have delivered a damning verdict on Formula One’s regulations overhaul after qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Norris, McLaren’s defending champion, was scathing of the changes, saying that driving the car “sucks” and they were probably the “worst” ever made, while Hamilton criticised the new engine and chassis rules as “completely against” F1’s principles.
Mercedes’s George Russell took pole position for the first race of the season with a dominant performance, more than eight-tenths of a second quicker than McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who qualified fifth. But with the new regulations requiring complex energy management across a lap, many drivers were dismissive.
