Max Verstappen declares Miami Grand Prix regulations tweaks a 'tickle' that 'won't change the world'

Max Verstappen has declared technical changes made ahead of this weekend's Miami Grand Prix are a "tickle" which "won't change the world", but conceded they're a step in the right direction.

In the break since the Japanese Grand Prix at the end of March, several tweaks were made in a bid to improve the spectacle, particularly in qualifying.

Verstappen said the tweaks aren't enough to make qualifying the flat-out, put it all on the line spectacle it should be, but hoped changes for next season would do just that.

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"With the changes that are made, I think it's more like a tickle," Verstappen said.

"Because at the end of the day, F1 is a very complex and political sport. I think everyone has tried their best to at least do something, but of course it won't change the world."

In qualifying, the amount of energy that can be harvested has been reduced, while the speed it can be done in has been increased. The goal is to have drivers more focused on driving flat out and less on energy management.

"(This) is not what we need yet to really make it flat out, but like I said, it's complicated to get everyone to agree," Verstappen said.

"I just hope for next year we can make really big, big changes."

The changes won't have much of an effect on the racing product, as the FIA and F1 itself were happy with the spectacle as-is.

However, they will hopefully reduce the massive closing speeds that were a major contributor in Oliver Bearman's massive crash at Suzuka.

Oscar Piastri said it was a "step in the right direction".

"How far they go to helping the problems, you're never going to fix the problems without changing the hardware of the power units, but I think it's a step in the right direction," he said.

"How much it helps, we'll have to wait and see. But certainly, some of the tweaks are a good step forward, which is good to see.

"After Ollie's crash it's pretty obvious that something needed to change. I think it's been good that they've listened and made changes.

"Really, there's only so much you can do, and I think what we've tried to change within our control has been good and has been sensible and I think well thought out, so that's been a positive.

"We'll have to wait and see how it pans out. In the simulator running I did, some things are a bit better, some things are really not very different, so we'll have to wait and see just how it turns out on track."

Verstappen said one of the biggest plusses was the FIA and F1 had given the drivers, rather than just the teams or manufacturers, a seat at the table to be a part of the discussions. The four-time world champion revealed he'd had several private meetings with F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali, as well as the FIA.

"The positive thing about it is that we've had some nice meetings with Formula 1 and the FIA, and I think that's hopefully a starting point for the future," he said.

"Even in a few years' time, maybe I'm not here anymore, but I really hope that for the future drivers as well, there's more input to come from the drivers to the organisers in general.

"Because I do think that most of the drivers here, we have a good understanding and a good feel of what is needed to make Formula 1 a good product, a fun product. And I think that's already a huge step forward in terms of the communication."

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