Brundle questions legality of F1's new-era car design
Martin Brundle argues that F1's current power unit software, which can override driver input on energy deployment, may violate the long-standing rule that drivers must control their cars 'alone and unaided'. The issue, spotlighted by Lando Norris's experience of an unwanted overtake, raises fundamental questions about the balance between human skill and machine automation in the sport.
Sky F1 pundit Martin Brundle has suggested that the current generation of Formula 1 cars, with their aggressive software-controlled energy deployment, may be in breach of the sport's fundamental rule that a driver must control the car alone and unaided. This issue, highlighted by driver complaints of unintended overtakes and a loss of throttle control, has moved beyond a racing nuisance to a potential regulatory violation that challenges the core of the sport.
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