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Whiting: Easier-to-follow F1 cars a priority for 2021
Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says producing cars that are easier to follow and promote overtaking are at the forefront of the sport’s future plans.With regulations for post-2020 at the heart of discussions betweens teams, the FIA and FOM, F1 is keen to address issues regarding overtaking. While the introduction of wider, more aggressive cars from 2017 has resulted in significant lap time reduction at most circuits, a number of concerns have been raised regarding difficulties in both following and passing cars in race scenarios. The problem cropped up once more following last weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, which saw just five overtakes completed after the...
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