News Details

Most teams oppose faster F1 cars for 2017

Almost every team in pitlane is now opposed to the plan to speed up Formula 1 cars with more downforce starting in 2017. Although designers are already turning their minds to what are expected to be vastly different regulations next year, Auto Motor und Sport revealed that eight of the eleven teams are actually opposed. An April 30 deadline has been set for finalisation of the new rules, to feature wider cars and tyres and bigger diffusers and wings for a laptime boost of several seconds. But we reported this week that there is now some uncertainty, and not just because of the delay in the release of wind tunnel tyres by Pirelli, who are yet to sign an actual contract for 2017 and beyond...
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 teams already shifting focus towards 2017

Formula 1 teams will now begin to turn their focus towards designing a...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

F1 teams already focus towards 2017

Formula 1 teams will now begin to turn their focus towards designing a car...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Will faster cars improve the Formula 1 show?

Formula 1 could be about to hit reverse on any decision to speed up cars...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Formula 1 could hit reverse on faster cars for 2017

Formula 1 could be about to hit reverse on its move to speed up the cars...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Johann Zarco ‘thinking about how to stay' with...

Johann Zarco admits he is “thinking about how to stay” at LCR Honda...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fabio Quartararo aims to ‘get back to the top'...

Fabio Quartararo revealed that his number one priority is to "get...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Co-driver dies after crash during Jim Clark rally in...

Roberts, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene near Duns in the Scottish...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Zubimendi time? Not quite yet …

Morning all. There's nothing like doing your back in the week before...
59m ago from Arseblog.com

Exclusive: £55m bid made as Chelsea resume talks for...

Chelsea have made a £55m bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: 58m Arsenal target opens contract talks; bad...

Athletic Club have opened initial discussions with Nico Williams over a...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Aston Villa summer transfer window: Top targets,...

Sports Mole looks at Aston Villa's 2025 summer transfer window, including...
13h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.