Pierre Gasly anticipated his debut at the Australian Grand Prix and issued a warning: 'It's going to be more complicated than before.'
Gasly anticipated his debut at the Australian Grand Prix
porEditorial Team
Argentina
The Frenchman anticipated difficulties at the start with the new 2026 Formula 1 cars and recommended that everyone stay alert for the first race of the year
The 2026 season of Formula 1 is getting ready to debut a technical regulation that represents a leap into the unknown for teams and drivers. With single-seaters still in full adaptation, one of the points that is generating the greatest uncertainty is the starts. In that regard, Pierre Gasly has already raised expectations ahead of the debut at the Australian Grand Prix.
"The starts? Well, I advise you to be in front of the television for Australia, because it could be a start that everyone will remember," said the French driver at a press conference, in reference to the race that will open the season on Sunday, March 8.
Gasly aseguró que las largadas serán más difíciles
When he was asked about the reason for his warning, he doubled down with irony: "Well, we will see. I myself am not very sure. But yes, it will surely be more complicated than before."
The new regulations force the drivers to balance delicate variables at the moment of the start: maintain a high rev range to minimize turbo lag and, at the same time, manage the energy so as not to compromise the rest of the lap. That narrow margin can cause hesitant getaways and more unpredictable situations, something that has already been observed in the simulations carried out in Barcelona and Bahrain.
Meanwhile, Franco Colapinto's teammate at Alpine acknowledged that the adaptation will not be immediate. "I think that in a few weeks or a few months we will all find how to simplify things, but for now, after only two weeks of tests, it is clearly evident that it will not be easy in Australia," he explained.
Gasly anticipa las dificultades iniciales de la temporada
Beyond the spectacle that the first corners of the year may offer, the Frenchman placed the focus on a greater challenge. "In Australia, the number one priority will simply be reliability and the ability to finish the race. And although it may seem like something basic, it is not something that we would have said in the past with the previous F1 cars, because these cars are extremely complex," he concluded.
With new regulations and a minimal margin for error, the first start of 2026 promises to be, at the very least, totally unpredictable.
