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F1: Energy management threat will be circuit dependent, warns Piastri

Oscar Piastri claims that energy harvest limiting will differ from track to track, and will favour the boffins not the racers. In the aftermath of pre-season testing, one of the great fears is that managing energy will not only compromise the actual racing, but actually threatens the spectacle, as drivers are forced to lift and coast. We witnessed instances in Bahrain, where one driver would slow on a straight in a bid to harvest energy, while his pursuer would draw alongside only to run out of energy. Indeed, the 50/50 split between ICE and electrical power is likely to be the deciding factor in some races, with Piastri claiming that this will be very much circuit dependent. 'From the...
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