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Alesi defends modern F1 as FIA ratifies rule changes

Jun.24 Jean Alesi has defended Formula 1's controversial new regulations, arguing that critics are allowing nostalgia to cloud their judgement. The former Ferrari driver spoke as the FIA's World Motor Sport Council formally ratified changes to the new power unit rules, including a revised balance between internal combustion and electrical power from 2027. Asked by veteran Italian journalist Leo Turrini about the sport's future direction, Alesi dismissed comparisons with Formula 1's past. 'I'm telling you, I'm old, and so are you,' he told Quotidiano Nazionale. 'When the two of us went to the dealership in Sassuolo or Modena, 35 years ago, we didn't find the cars we have now. 'Technology...
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