Charles Leclerc voices 'trickiest point' concern over reaching F1 rule change agreement

Charles Leclerc has voiced concern over the "trickiest point" surrounding a potential rule change from next season, in that it must be fair for every team.

Due to the widespread frustration with the current power unit regulations featuring a 50/50 split between internal combustion and electrification, a change has been proposed for next year.

That change is to switch to a 60/40 split from 2027 in favour of electrification, something Max Verstappen has outlined as the minimum requirement to keep him in the sport.

Following the Miami Grand Prix, it was reported that the F1 paddock had unanimously agreed that it was the right decision; however, that position changed during the Canadian Grand Prix.

It is believed that Ferrari, Audi and Cadillac are currently against the change, blocking it from happening.

The topic of changing the rules just one season after the introduction of the biggest regulatory overhaul in F1 history is a delicate one, given how much time each team dedicated to preparing for it.

In the Ferrari driver's view, while change is needed and the discussions are a positive step, the complicated part is ensuring that any adjustment to the rules is fair for all teams, something Leclerc suspects will be difficult to achieve.

Addressing the reported move to a 60/40 split in 2027, Leclerc told select media including RacingNews365: "First of all, I think there have been a few steps that have been going in the right direction already. Is this enough? I think there are still some other steps that we can make. Which ones we need to take is another topic.

"I think where we need to be careful is to make sure that, obviously, these rules have been a big change, and teams have been working for many years now in order to make sure that we are ready and that you take a kind of development direction for these few years.

"With the change next year, you need to be careful not to change the balance of what has been done in past years. 

"So I think that's the trickiest point. We have to do something to try and make it better, for sure, but we need to be cautious in which way we do that, because every team has very different designs and very different ways they approach these rules. 

"Finding something that makes sense for everybody and that is fair for everybody is, I think, a lot more complex than we initially thought. So I think it's going to be tricky to find something that is good for everybody, but I know everybody is working towards it."