![]() "It needs to be much closer to the medium. "We are still having to develop some ideas where we can address the harder tyre which is in need of a modification," said Hembery. Part of the reasoning behind the alterations is Pirelli has fallen behind this year on its brief of delivering races with two-to-three pitstops, with several grands prix so far this year only featuring one stop per driver. Under review is a revision of the hard tyre, the possibility of a super-super-soft compound and the teams being given a degree more flexibility when it comes to compound choice over the course of a grand prix weekend. F1s overhaul of the 2017 regulations has strengthened, not weakened, world champions Mercedes, according to the sports new motorsport chief Ross Brawn. "So there needs to be a way found to do testing before that."įor 2016, minor changes are in the pipeline, which Hembery says are due to be made public soon, and will help add another variant to the show. "Because the changes are so vast you don't want to end up in Barcelona in March finding out you've got major problems. "With the changes currently foreseen for '17, you will have a wider rear tyre, I guess a modification to the front tyre, and cars that will have a very different aero load. Hembery said: "If we stay in the sport it will really need to look at how it is going to go testing. "And then when you get all the files and the dossiers put in front of you, you find out what's really going on.If the Italian manufacturer signs the deal, Hembery believes it then becomes a priority his company conducts proper testing next year given the rear tyres, in particular, are due to increase in width from the current 375mm to 420mm. "You see all the things that you think they're doing wrong. "I always imagine if somebody put me in charge of horse racing and said 'right, you've got to sort that out', it always looks easy from the outside. "On the other hand they may find it more difficult than they thought. Dec 27, 2015, 2:51 AM Outfits will have to develop their solutions for 2017 with heavily restricted windtunnel hours and staff numbers, compared to the last round of sweeping aerodynamic. They may be brilliant and they may have the whole thing completely thought through. When asked if Liberty had underestimated the challenge that would come from making F1 better, Mosley said: "It's hard to tell. "Ross is outstanding so they made a good choice there." 1 The primary reasons behind rule changes have traditionally been to do with safety. Formula One 's rules and regulations are set by the sport's governing body, the FIA. "He'll be an enormous asset to them and that side isn't really what Liberty should be doing. The regulations governing Formula One racing have changed many times throughout the history of the sport. ![]() "Ross completely understands the sport and he understands what needs to be done and he's got an absolutely first class analytical brain," said Mosley. Mosley thinks that F1's new owner Liberty Media should be open-minded about its vision for F1, although he believes its appointment of Ross Brawn to look after the sporting side was a good move. "Deliberately setting out to make the cars quicker is questionable because all the rules for the last 40 or 50 years brought in by the FIA have been to make the cars slower - either slower or safer, because speed equals danger obviously." "I would have gone for less aero and perhaps more mechanical grip. This article covers the current state of F1 technical and sporting regulations, as well as the history of the technical regulations since 1950. ![]() Mosley told ITV: "My personal view is that it may have gone in the wrong direction. (April 2017) The numerous Formula One regulations, made and enforced by the FIA and later the FISA, have changed dramatically since the first Formula One World Championship in 1950. There have already been concerns voiced about the impact the changes are going to have on overtaking, with F1 tyre supplier Pirelli warning there is a risk of processions because overtaking will be so hard. 2017 - 14:31, Public relationsįormer FIA president Max Mosley believes Formula 1 has gone in the wrong direction with the rule changes being introduced for 2017.į1 is undergoing a major revamp this year, with wider cars, bigger wings and larger tyres expected to produce much quicker laptimes.
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