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Symonds calls for 2017 rule changes adjournment
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Williams chief technical director Pat Symonds has called for F1’s planned 2017 rule changes to be adjourned until the following year, but fears this is “probably a cry in the wilderness”. The FIA announced in early 2015 that new regulations would be introduced in 2017 as a way to solve the sport’s current crisis amid dwindling TV viewing figures, complaints about the latest turbo engines and growing fan frustration. F1’s Strategy Group issued a brief with the intended goal of producing faster and more aggressive-looking cars. However, the teams recently voted in favour of less severe changes to aerodynamic regulations, while power unit proposals are set to...
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