Damon Hill elogia la competición táctica en el Gran Premio de Japón

El campeón de Fórmula 1 de 1996, Damon Hill, describió el Gran Premio de Japón como entretenido y táctico bajo el nuevo reglamento de 2026. Destacó elementos estratégicos como la gestión de la batería, que han añadido interés a las carreras. Hill elogió el sólido desempeño del piloto de McLaren, Oscar Piastri, en Suzuka.

Damon Hill, campeón mundial de Fórmula 1 en 1996 y ex piloto de Williams, defendió el reglamento de 2026 a pesar de las críticas de algunos pilotos sobre la necesidad de levantar el pie y aprovechar la inercia (lift and coast) para recargar la batería. En declaraciones a F1 TV, Hill comentó: 'Escuchen, creo, sé que a algunos pilotos no les gusta tener que reducir la velocidad y cargar la batería, pero pienso que las carreras son muy interesantes. Creo que son tácticas. Tienen que pensar, y nosotros nos estamos entreteniendo'.

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