F1 Drivers: Battery Deployment Ruins Overtakes

0:00On March 29, Lando Norris grabbed 5th at Suzuki, and with Oscar Piastry right there too, McLaren's looking stronger. But the race? Drivers are calling it out for this frustrating yo-yo effect, with battery deployment messing up overtakes. Norris broke it down like this. You pushed to pass someone like Lewis Hamilton, but the battery kicks in when you don't want it, drains fast, and, boom. They sail right back past. It's not real racing. It's just back and forth ping pong on the track. That powerless feeling hits hard, especially in overtake mode, when you're right on the car ahead. Norris couldn't defend after passing in the final chicane, because his energy tanked on the straight, leaving him exposed. Max Verstappen feels it too. The Suzuki layout makes it brutal with long straights bookended by a tiny chicane. No real time to recharge in spots like the Casio Triangle, or through 30R, so deploying power leaves you empty for the next push. Bottom line, overtakes lose their edge, and the action inside the cockpit ain't authentic.

1:01Drivers want the FIA to tweak it, so they stay in control, turning good TV into genuine battles. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to F1 News today, AI Power Team Coverage.