Horner sees 'unnatural' racing after competitors are forced to 'drive to regulations'

11:43, 06 May

byKada Sarkozi

There has been much discussion about wheel-to-wheel racing in Formula 1 over the recent weeks. In Jeddah, Max Verstappen lost a place after the start in his battle against Oscar Piastri, but the Dutchman could keep the lead against Lando Norris in Miami. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner sees racing has become 'unnatural'.

Over the Saudi Arabia and Miami Grands Prix, every time a battle through the first few corners led to much talk about the current rules in F1.

Last Sunday, Verstappen defended against Norris in Sector 1, and then had to battle against the McLarens as throughout the day, trying to keep his rivals behind.

Reflecting on the recent weekend, Horner said: "I think that it doesn't feel like natural racing anymore, it feels like maybe we're becoming overregulated in the wheel-to-wheel racing. Because they're racing to different lines and I'm not sure whether we just need to… It's becoming quite unnatural," he began to GPblog among others in Miami.

The start of the Miami Grand Prix

'Reset might be needed'

The Briton therefore explained that with the drivers' input, the rules should might be revised completely.

"So I don't know whether we just need a little bit of a reset. It would be good if perhaps the drivers were to discuss that in the next race, because it just feels like when you introduce too many regulations you end up driving to the regs, and it becomes a little unnatural," he concluded.