The second over haul of F1 ' s l ook
1998 : F1 car s changed dr amat i cal l y ! Nar r ower over al l wi dt h , f r ont and r ear wi ngs got nar r ower t oo . These modi f i cat i ons wer e made f or r educi ng speed and i ncr easi ng t he number s of over t akes dur i ng a r ace . Sl i ck t yr es wer e gone t oo , mechani cal gr i p r educed enor mousl y . Ever yone was shocked over t he new F1 , but f or t unat el y saf et y got bet t er t oo . I n 1999 , t he most successf ul F1 dr i ver ever , Mi chael Schumacher had a huge acci dent at Si l ver st one because of a br ake f ai l ur e . The acci dent was r eal l y scar y , and l ooked bad , but t hanks t o t he new chassi s r ul es he got away wi t h " j ust " br oken l egs , and whi l e he had t o mi ss pr act i cal l y t he whol e season - he got back on t he f i r st ever Mal aysi an GP t o hel p hi s t eammat e Eddi e I r vi ne dur i ng t he l ast f ew r aces ) - F1 pr oved , t hat saf et y i s much bet t er t han even 2-3 year s bef or e .
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