Gasly Fights for Speed in F1's Energy-Focused Qualifying

0:00On April 3rd, Alpine Driver Peer Gasly is pushing for tweaks to the 2026 Formula 1 rules, especially to fix qualifying. The new setup puts big focus on managing electric energy, which flips how drivers push for pole. Gasly backs the changes, but hates the talk that it kills chances for drivers to shine. These regs force cars to harvest battery power during quality laps, so drivers lift and coast instead of going all out. That dulled some epic corners on tracks like Suzuka. Plus, Oliver Bearman's scary crash in Japan spotlighted huge closing speeds between cars as a real safety risk. Drivers and fans are fired up, saying quality lost its flat-out thrill. Pretty much everyone wants it back to peer speed battles, with a review coming next week before Miami in four weeks. Gasly pushes back hard, saying, driver skills still rules. He points to nailing grip limits in Suzuka's first sector, no matter the battery stuff. And he's proving it, grabbing points with Alpine's jump, thanks to their early switch to Mercedes power units. As teams gear up for those tweaks,

1:04Gasly's strong runs show the new era still rewards sharp driving, keeping the fight alive on track. From your team, powered by AI, this is F1 News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.