How F1 Drivers Are Losing to Their Own Power Units This Season
The gap between McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at Spa was blamed on a hiccup in the new 2026 power‑unit algorithm, not on the drivers’ performance, team boss Stella warned. Power‑Unit Discrepancies Exposed Qualifying saw Piastri 0.2 seconds shy of Norris, with the entire deficit clustering on the Stavelot–Bus Stop straight during the derating phase […]

