Article #237994

• Power management regulations will be hard to explain

• Hamilton: ‘You need a degree to fully understand it all’

Lewis Hamilton has issued a striking warning that fans may struggle to understand Formula One’s new regulations for the 2026 season, calling them “ridiculously complex” after having spun while testing his new Ferrari in Bahrain.

Hamilton was speaking at the second pre-season test where the teams are coming to terms with cars and engines that have been subject to what amounts to the biggest single shake-up in the sport’s history, and specifically to how drivers are expected to manage the power of their engines which are now defined by a near 50-50 split between combustion and electrical power.