Perez Fears “Something Bad Is Going to Happen Soon” – His Team, Meanwhile, Still Fears Points Won’t Happen at All
Sergio Perez warned that power-unit deployment gaps make the 2026 cars too dangerous, after nearly hitting Lawson in Baku. Cadillac remains pointless for the entire season.
Sergio Perez has decided now is the moment to sound the alarm on Formula 1 safety. Not after an incident involving someone else’s car, not after a red flag caused by someone else’s mistake, but after he himself nearly hit Liam Lawson while defending in Baku. Perfect timing for an epiphany.
“I was going to have a massive shunt with Lawson when I was defending from him, because the difference in deployment and power across engines is too dangerous,” the Mexican explained, carefully placing the blame on the regulations rather than on the fact that he was the one in the position requiring defending.
The Apocalypse, Explained in Percentages
The new 2026 formula packs 47% electrical power into the power unit – a share that creates significant pace variation depending on how each team manages energy deployment. Mercedes and Red Bull have particularly strong engines, which means everyone else has to sort out the physics homework on their own.
Perez summed up the problem bluntly: “The difference in speed is too dangerous. I fear something bad is going to happen soon, if we don’t make some changes on the regulations.” A dramatic statement from a driver whose team hasn’t scored a single point all season – meaning the danger, for now, is affecting only his rivals, while he watches carefully from the sidelines.
The FIA Has Already Reacted – Just Not Fast Enough for Perez’s Taste
Back in April, the FIA already changed the rules to curb battery-saving tactics following Oliver Bearman’s incident at the Japanese Grand Prix. Further adjustments are planned for 2027 that will cut electrical power from 47% to 42%. For Perez, though, all of this is coming too slowly – especially with the fast Sepang circuit coming up next, about which he already sounds thoroughly pessimistic.
Meanwhile, Cadillac continues its season without a single point. Perhaps the real danger here isn’t the power imbalance, but the prospect of the whole project going down in history as a team whose most memorable moment was a warning about a crash, rather than an actual result.
