{"id":1893797,"date":"2026-04-20T08:51:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893797"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:51:47","slug":"surprise-safety-admission-from-driver-who-gained-from-banned-f1-engine-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893797","title":{"rendered":"Surprise safety admission from driver who gained from banned F1 engine trick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Surprise safety admission from driver who gained from banned F1 engine trick<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>A driver who gained from a now-banned F1 engine trick makes safety admission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T09:51:47+01:00\">20 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/m589247_f1_grand_prix_of_japan_practice.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Mercedes and Red Bull both used the engine trick<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>One of the main beneficiaries of a now-banned Formula 1 qualifying engine trick deployed by Mercedes and Red Bull has admitted it was \u201cnot so safe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It emerged earlier this month that F1\u2019s governing body the FIA has clamped down on a trick Mercedes and Red Bull were using to their advantage during qualifying sessions this year.<\/p>\n<p>To circumnavigate power reduction limits in qualifying, Mercedes and Red Bull had benefitted from a clever loophole by activating an emergency override to immediately cut off their MGU-K for 60 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>While it is understood that the performance gain was minimal, the FIA has since written to teams to confirm the engine trickery would no longer be allowed from the upcoming Miami Grand Prix on 3 May.<\/p>\n<p>Surprise early championship leader Kimi Antonelli conceded having some relief that the trick has been outlawed after it caused some a \u201cstressful moment\u201d during qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it wasn&#8217;t the nicest of feelings,\u201d the Mercedes driver told media including<em> Crash.net<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we try to squeeze every bit of performance on one side. But it can come with facing some issues or some unexpected situations.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5c3c8306a7224272e967a4c565d18162c00de415d45d53a4a44a6438c815cbd8\">  FIA president issues statement before crunch F1 2026 rules meeting   Has the dynamic between F1\u2019s early title protagonists shifted? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was aware that that could have happened, but obviously I didn&#8217;t really experience it up until obviously Melbourne and Suzuka.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, first of all, it&#8217;s not so safe &#8211; especially in Suzuka. I was a sitting duck in the Esses, and knowing that the track is also not very wide, there&#8217;s not a lot of space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite stressful, for sure, not being able to do anything, because obviously the car was not responding to any input. And\u00a0I just was rolling very slowly on track. It was a stressful moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-373227a32c7d1bd2388a87c8a7b9036a68f7ee919fc508eda917e0b69e65260b\">  George Russell backs F1 to survive possible Max Verstappen exit   &#8220;Stronger, more in control&#8221;: F1&#8217;s surprise points leader reflects on storming 2026 start <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Italian teenager, who leads the drivers\u2019 standings by nine points ahead of team-mate George Russell, added: \u201cIt\u2019s good to know that obviously, we probably won&#8217;t face this thing again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also, in qualifying, you can easily impede someone on a lap, and then you can easily get a penalty. That&#8217;s not what you want.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, this comes with giving up maybe a couple of hundredths of a second, so very little time, but at least it gives the confidence that this thing is not going to happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Mercedes<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> FIA president issues statement before crunch F1 2026 rules meeting<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1391890_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-cefcca4a2b71e5a0681e3f88066ee80a5ea5435157f89f57c46ebd3b478c09e0\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. 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minimal, the FIA has since written to teams to confirm the engine trickery would no longer be allowed from the upcoming Miami Grand Prix on 3 May.<\/p>\n<p>Surprise early championship leader Kimi Antonelli conceded having some relief that the trick has been outlawed after it caused some a \u201cstressful moment\u201d during qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it wasn&#8217;t the nicest of feelings,\u201d the Mercedes driver told media including<em> Crash.net<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we try to squeeze every bit of performance on one side. But it can come with facing some issues or some unexpected situations.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5c3c8306a7224272e967a4c565d18162c00de415d45d53a4a44a6438c815cbd8\">  FIA president issues statement before crunch F1 2026 rules meeting   Has the dynamic between F1\u2019s early title protagonists shifted? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was aware that that could have happened, but obviously I didn&#8217;t really experience it up until obviously Melbourne and Suzuka.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, first of all, it&#8217;s not so safe &#8211; especially in Suzuka. I was a sitting duck in the Esses, and knowing that the track is also not very wide, there&#8217;s not a lot of space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite stressful, for sure, not being able to do anything, because obviously the car was not responding to any input. And\u00a0I just was rolling very slowly on track. It was a stressful moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-373227a32c7d1bd2388a87c8a7b9036a68f7ee919fc508eda917e0b69e65260b\">  George Russell backs F1 to survive possible Max Verstappen exit   &#8220;Stronger, more in control&#8221;: F1&#8217;s surprise points leader reflects on storming 2026 start <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Italian teenager, who leads the drivers\u2019 standings by nine points ahead of team-mate George Russell, added: \u201cIt\u2019s good to know that obviously, we probably won&#8217;t face this thing again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also, in qualifying, you can easily impede someone on a lap, and then you can easily get a penalty. That&#8217;s not what you want.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, this comes with giving up maybe a couple of hundredths of a second, so very little time, but at least it gives the confidence that this thing is not going to happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>One of the main beneficiaries of a now-banned Formula 1 qualifying engine trick deployed by Mercedes and Red Bull has admitted it was \u201cnot so safe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It emerged earlier this month that F1\u2019s governing body the FIA has clamped down on a trick Mercedes and Red Bull were using to their advantage during qualifying sessions this year.<\/p>\n<p>To circumnavigate power reduction limits in qualifying, Mercedes and Red Bull had benefitted from a clever loophole by activating an emergency override to immediately cut off their MGU-K for 60 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>While it is understood that the performance gain was minimal, the FIA has since written to teams to confirm the engine trickery would no longer be allowed from the upcoming Miami Grand Prix on 3 May.<\/p>\n<p>Surprise early championship leader Kimi Antonelli conceded having some relief that the trick has been outlawed after it caused some a \u201cstressful moment\u201d during qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it wasn&#8217;t the nicest of feelings,\u201d the Mercedes driver told media including<em> Crash.net<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we try to squeeze every bit of performance on one side. But it can come with facing some issues or some unexpected situations.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5c3c8306a7224272e967a4c565d18162c00de415d45d53a4a44a6438c815cbd8\">  FIA president issues statement before crunch F1 2026 rules meeting   Has the dynamic between F1\u2019s early title protagonists shifted? <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was aware that that could have happened, but obviously I didn&#8217;t really experience it up until obviously Melbourne and Suzuka.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, first of all, it&#8217;s not so safe &#8211; especially in Suzuka. I was a sitting duck in the Esses, and knowing that the track is also not very wide, there&#8217;s not a lot of space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite stressful, for sure, not being able to do anything, because obviously the car was not responding to any input. And\u00a0I just was rolling very slowly on track. It was a stressful moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-373227a32c7d1bd2388a87c8a7b9036a68f7ee919fc508eda917e0b69e65260b\">  George Russell backs F1 to survive possible Max Verstappen exit   &#8220;Stronger, more in control&#8221;: F1&#8217;s surprise points leader reflects on storming 2026 start <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Italian teenager, who leads the drivers\u2019 standings by nine points ahead of team-mate George Russell, added: \u201cIt\u2019s good to know that obviously, we probably won&#8217;t face this thing again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also, in qualifying, you can easily impede someone on a lap, and then you can easily get a penalty. 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