Guenther Steiner explica la rápida adaptación de los pilotos jóvenes a las reglas de la F1 de 2026

El exdirector del equipo Haas de Fórmula 1, Guenther Steiner, atribuye el éxito de los pilotos más jóvenes en la temporada 2026 a su falta de hábitos arraigados de coches anteriores. Destacó a Kimi Antonelli de Mercedes, quien lidera el campeonato tras sus victorias en los Grandes Premios de China y Japón. Steiner contrastó la ventaja de Antonelli con los desafíos de su compañero de equipo George Russell.

Guenther Steiner, exdirector del equipo Haas de F1, analizó en el podcast Drive to Wynn por qué los pilotos más jóvenes han prosperado bajo el reglamento de 2026. Señaló que se adaptan más rápido a las nuevas tecnologías sin la carga de los malos hábitos desarrollados durante años en coches antiguos. "El factor clave para mí es cómo se adaptaron los jóvenes pilotos a esto", dijo Steiner. "Todavía no tienen muchos malos hábitos que deban cambiar".

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