Give us five seconds' worth of lap time from aero and nothing will change - we'll just be driving faster."īut there are also those who believe racing will improve next season.
#F1 RACING 2017 RULE CHANGES DRIVERS#
In terms of drivers not keen on more downforce, Lewis Hamilton perhaps put it most starkly: "I think we need more mechanical grip and less aero wake coming off the back of the cars so we can get close and overtake. "The truism is that the more downforce you've got on the car the more you're going to be affected by the wake of another car," said Symonds. While the decrease in lap times and increase in downforce is likely to make the cars more challenging for drivers, few believe the changes will do anything to alleviate F1's overtaking issues - and some fear the age-old problem of cars being able to follow each other closely will only get worse. Reduced exclusions zone allowing for larger bargeboards Wolff said the sport was not broken and it was important not to talk it down despite obvious 'blind spots' such as the digital environment and social media.Swept endplate in side view and tucked in front viewġ400 max width 1300mm min width Edge radii <50mm constantġ600 max width 1400mm min width Edge radii <100mm variableġ25mm high, 1000mm wide, starts at rear axleġ75mm high, 1050 mm wide, starts 175mm ahead of rear axle The failed format, with drivers watching from the garages as the clock ticked away the closing minutes without anyone on track, was ditched after the opening two races. Last season started with a new 'instant elimination' qualifying system, rushed through after a unanimous vote by teams, that proved a flop and was derided by fans. "We should use data in a scientific approach and see what works in other sports and other entertainment platforms, then combine that with the great strengths and assets of Formula One," he added. "We shouldn't mess with our loyal fans and our audiences by implementing rules and regulations that we haven't assessed properly. The Austrian, whose dominant team have won both titles for the past three years and are again the pre-season favourites, warned, however, that changes needed to be properly evaluated. Wolff said Brawn would give the "right guidance, together with the teams and the FIA (governing body), to develop the sport in the right direction". The rules are undergoing a major change this season, with bigger tyres and revised aerodynamics designed to make the cars faster and more aggressive but there are already fears overtaking could suffer.
#F1 RACING 2017 RULE CHANGES FULL#
While there has been talk of radical changes to the race weekend, and appealing to new audiences, Brawn has said he wants a full analysis of the sport's strengths and weaknesses without the knee-jerk reactions that have been evident in past seasons. We need to push in that direction."įormer Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has been drafted in as a managing director to oversee the sporting side under Carey. This sport has a huge opportunity for growing bigger and bigger and we could all benefit from this. "The Ecclestone era ending is a pretty big thing," he told the team website ("We need to embrace the future and we shouldn't be too nostalgic about the past.
Responding to the departure of the sport's 86-year-old supremo Bernie Ecclestone after 40 years in charge and his replacement by American Chase Carey, Wolff said the future looked bright. Formula One has a huge opportunity to grow under new owners Liberty Media but it must also tread carefully in making changes to the rules, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.
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