News Details
F1 2017 cars unlikely to be five seconds quicker - Symonds
Formula 1's 2017 cars are set to miss the target of delivering a five-second per lap improvement, and may even produce hardly any gain at low-downforce tracks like Monza, reckons Williams tech chief Pat Symonds. As teams continue to prepare their cars for the major rules shake-up that is coming for next year, Symonds has said that talk of F1 cars being so fast that drivers may struggle to manage them is wide of the mark. Instead, he suggests the lap times will be similar to what drivers experienced around a decade ago – so only a few seconds quicker than now. "They have driven cars like this before and it is nothing we didn't have around 2004/2005," said Symonds. "To give...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bernie Ecclestone wants two shorter Sunday races to...
Bernie Ecclestone has called for a major shake-up to a grand prix weekend...
8y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Symonds: Williams yet to see a silver bullet in 2017...
XPB Images
Pat Symonds says Williams has yet to see a loophole...
8y ago from F1i.com
Ross Brawn fears 2017 rules will lead to one team...
Ross Brawn fears the introduction of major regulation changes next season...
8y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Engine performance parity will happen by 2017 - Symonds
XPB Images
Pat Symonds believes performance convergence on the...
8y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Why Guenther Steiner doesn’t expect Liberty to copy...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Rins explains Fabio Quartararo's edge on other...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez sets 'same lap time’ with 2024 and 2025...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez to receive factory-spec Ducati for 2026...
Alex Marquez is set to be rewarded for his 2025 MotoGP efforts and...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Team Penske places David Malukas in the iconic #12...
Team Penske has announced that David Malukas will be joining the team and...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Team Penske signs David Malukas in multiyear IndyCar...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Zak Brown addresses three areas IndyCar can improve
McLaren CEO Zak Brown penned an open letter on Monday outlining his...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
The good, bad, and ugly of IndyCar's 2026 schedule
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why Elfyn Evans claims "everything is open"...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg wants “full season in WRC” after...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanpera: We need wins for WRC title chance...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Rally Chile: Sebastien Ogier leads title race with...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Power, determination, unstoppable! | Carra and Keane...
Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane hail Erling Haaland's goal for...
1h ago from SkySports.com
“You can’t go and win the Premier League if you do...
Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has slammed Arsenal boss Mikel...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City: Premier League – as it...
riel Martinelli’s injury-time goal cancelled out a beauty from Erling...
11h ago from TheGuardian.com
'I don't want to' – Arsenal star fires warning...
Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli was on the scoresheet once again, but...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Race Results
Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 Azerbaijan... Read More »
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Max Verstappen delivers 'perfectly' F1 title chance verdict...
It's a long shot but compared to just three weeks... Read More »
47m ago from RacingNews365.com
Oscar Piastri issues McLaren apology after brutal double...
Oscar Piastri's title lead has been cut to 25... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
