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Pirelli demands set to impact 2017 F1 rules
Formula 1's radical rules changes for 2017 may stumble at the last hurdle, Auto Motor und Sport reports. Earlier, it emerged that eight of the 11 active teams actually now oppose the rules for much faster cars next year, fearing they will only increase costs and actually exacerbate the sport's overtaking problem. Explaining how hard it is for one car to follow another due to the aerodynamic ‘wake', Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says: 'The same will happen next year, but much more. I think for F1 in general and for overtaking, adding downforce was the wrong decision.' FIA official Charlie Whiting, however, has played down those fears by saying at least half of the slashed laptime next...
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