Mercedes boss Toto Wolff revealed the objectives on which current discussions among Formula 1 stakeholders are taking place in order to find solutions for the 2026 regulations.

The current regulations have come under criticism for the yo-yo racing they have delivered with the new power units and their 50-50 split between internal combustion and electricity. There is also the more significant safety aspect due to huge differences in closing speeds—Oliver Bearman's crash in Japan—and the unpredictable starts—Franco Colapinto and Liam Lawson in Melbourne.

Wolff, in a session with a select group of media, including GrandPrix247, was asked about the discussions to introduce changes to the regulations.

"We are coming to good solutions that we will hopefully ratify today," he said, referring to a meeting that will be held on Monday between the FIA and F1 team bosses.

He added: "We need to learn from the past, where sometimes decisions were made in an erratic way and we overshot, and it was not good. In that respect, I am carefully optimistic that we are going to improve the racing whilst we align the objective and while protecting what is really good in the racing.

“I think that if you have aligned objectives and define those objectives at the beginning, then it becomes clear what you are working towards.

"How can we make qualifying more spectacular and enjoyable for the drivers? How can we target safety objectives while at the same time protecting what is really good about racing, particularly overtaking?

"That is why those first steps look like they are in the right direction, not overshooting or undershooting. But if we come to the conclusion further down the line that we need to redefine the objective, then so be it.

"At the moment, I think that is carved out in a pretty clear way, and that is good," the Austrian maintained.

Wolff pointed out that everyone involved in Formula 1 is responsible and criticized public expression of negative opinions regarding the sport.

Opinions and discussions should not be in public

He explained: "We all, the drivers, the FIA, Formula 1, and the teams, need to understand our responsibility as guardians of this sport.

"We must respect what the sport has given us and work constructively together to improve where necessary and safeguard what is important.

"We will all have our opinions, and that is absolutely legitimate, but these opinions and discussions should happen among stakeholders rather than in the public eye.

"There are also those who do not love certain aspects, but to protect this huge opportunity that the sport provides, we should not speak negatively about it in public.

"We have all been guilty of this in the past, whether through gamesmanship or attempts to influence regulatory situations. But we need to be very careful, because what we say publicly may not have an immediate impact on how fans perceive the sport, but that impact comes with a lag.

"That is the responsibility we carry," Wolff insisted, adding, "Of course, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but we owe it to ourselves to express those opinions within the stakeholder groups.

"This has happened in recent weeks in a constructive way," he concluded, referring to the discussions that took place over the course of April.