F1 teams downplay fears of 2026 being an “ICE competition”

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🗣️'It would be wrong to say the chassis still doesn't have a large impact on it.' McLaren and Williams have downplayed fears expressed by Max Verstappen that F1 will become an 'ICE competition' in 2026 with power units proving the dominant factor ⬇️

Formula 1 teams have downplayed fears expressed by Max Verstappen that the championship will become an “ICE competition” in 2026 with power units proving the dominant factor.

“We've got a great partnership with Mercedes, so pretty hard to imagine them not getting it right, regardless of wherever the final rules shake out,” said McLaren CEO Zak Brown. Williams team principal James Vowles agreed that one supplier could get a jump, as his former team Mercedes did when the current rules were introduced, but insisted that it would soon even out.

“We have a great relationship with Mercedes and a long history behind it and they've been strong in the sport for 20 years.

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