Lando Norris has called for driver involvement in shaping future Formula 1 regulations, but admitted a caveat.
The 2026 F1 regulations have divided drivers and fans alike, prompting significant changes for the Miami Grand Prix to address battery management and closing speed concerns.
Further changes are being mooted for 2027, including changing the split in internal combustion and electrical power to 60:40 and fuel flow increases.
Norris has confirmed that drivers are now calling for their inclusion in building future regulations, stating drivers “all want the same thing”.
“From first place to last place, we all want the same thing,” Norris said to media, including Motorsport Week.
“We all just want to go flat out, race closely and at the same time, that’s the show that the fans want.
“Having a seat at the table, it’s something we’ve spoken about as the GPDA. We’re all very aligned with that. “Sometimes I think we have to accept, as drivers, we’re very blindsided to the externals from a business side of things, how teams work, how all of that is organised.
“We have to accept that we’re maybe not always completely correct, but I think the majority of things that we think of as drivers and what we want for the sport is a win-win.
“It’s better for us and it’s better for the fans, and that’s our side of things.
“It’s just how some of those things are done and not always able to be easily implemented, because of how the sport is as a whole, the money and the cost of things and all that, regulations, rules.
Lando Norris voices support for Lewis Hamilton notion
Norris also reaffirmed feedback from Lewis Hamilton that drivers would only offer feedback.
“He [Hamilton] is completely correct,” Norris said, referring to Hamilton’s suggestion that drivers should have a “seat at the table”.
“It’s something that we want. It’s what they have in a lot of other sports.
“It’s more of just a louder voice at times, rather than ‘drivers want this, why are you not doing it?’
“It’s just a bit more of a say in some things and persuasion in directions into the future.
“At the minute, we don’t have that. So it’s more we just can’t voice our opinion as much as we would like. But that’s something we’re working on.”
Norris’ revelation that drivers want a seat at the table demonstrates that calls for change on how regulations are made are continuing to grow.
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