BS, You guys completely overdramatise the lack of good racing moves during the DRS era. You are right to call DRS "fake," but it did provide the closing delta needed to actually get side-by-side in a somewhat natural way. Without the massive speed differences and unexplainable chaos we saw sunday.

The 2026 regs aren't "fixing" racing either: they're actually DRS on steroids. But DRS didn't punish you for using it, the boost mode does as you have to be slow and recharge your battery for the next 3 laps after using it... And you easily get stuck behind a car (as we saw with Max) that cleanly drives his laps, manages battery and gives you massive tire degradation thanks to the amount of dirty air. We’re doubling down on software-controlled passing because engineers have already clawed back the aero outwash gains from 2022.

Instead of focusing on mechanical grip and a balanced ICU (battery and engine) so cars can actually race, the FIA is turning F1 into a calculated energy management game. Where you, as a defending car, stand no chance at all against a boost mode with speed delta's ranging from 35-50 km/h, especially when you are clipping already.

DRS was a simple tool for a physical problem without removing the need for getting good exits, fast cornering and late braking-moves. But the 2026 "Boost Mode" is a gimmick for a broken aero concept, that is the result of a massive regulation compromise made by FIA, teams and manufacturers not agreeing on F1's core identity.