🟢 Teams hold three key meetings in April to review 2026 car rules and propose fixes — TAC on April 9 & 16, then principals meeting April 20.

⚡ Main focus: how engine electrical energy is deployed and recharged (qualifying recharge limits, super-clipping behaviour).

🔋 FIA already cut qualifying max recharge from 9 MJ to 8 MJ at Suzuka to reduce super clipping.

🏁 Qualifying issues: drivers often must lift-and-coast to manage energy, making some fastest laps slower through corners.

🚦 Super clipping: automated top-speed drops trigger at high-speed points to recharge the battery; contributes to inconsistent closing speeds between cars.

⚠️ Safety concern: large closing-speed differentials highlighted by Ollie Bearman’s high-speed crash avoiding a slower car not deploying energy.

🛠️ Potential in-season fixes will be software-only (engine management); hardware changes must wait until 2027 due to homologation rules.

🔄 Possible tweaks under discussion: adjust recharge caps, modify super-clipping caps (kW), expand or change Straight Mode/active aero use in qualifying.

📊 Review rationale: organizers waited to gather data from 3 races (practices, sprint, quals, grands prix) across varied tracks before proposing changes.

🤝 Political challenge: solutions must balance safety, spectacle, and teams’ competitive interests; votes expected at April 20 principals meeting.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7180393/2026/04/08/f1-new-cars-rule-changes-meetings