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Vettel disputes Brawn's criticism of current-spec cars
Sebastian Vettel has disputed F1 chief Ross Brawn's claim that the sport was wrong to introduce faster, higher downforce cars in 2017. Following last week's unveiling of Grand Prix racing's 2021 regulations, Brawn touched upon the past, stating that he did not understand, in hindsight, why F1 had opted for faster cars with increased downforce but poor overtaking capabilities. "The huge increase in downforce was 'let's make the cars go faster, let's make F1 better;' But what we have actually done is made it worse because the cars can't race each other," Brawn said in Austin. "It's an example of an unthought-through programme. So, the cars are very quick now, but they're not...
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