Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 23

Thir d over haul of f 1's l ook
I n 2009, mai nl y f or i ncr easi ng t he number of
over t aki ng, FI A changed F1 car s' l ook once
agai n: t he f r ont wi ngs became wi de and
si mpl e, t he r ear wi ng became nar r ow and
t al l , and di f f user got si mpl er as wel l , sl i ck
t i r es got r e-i nt r oduced. These changes wer e
made t o make t he car s l ess aer odynami c
dependent , r educe t he t ur bul ent ai r behi nd
t he car s and have mor e mechani cal gr i p.
Wi t h t hi s, and ot her r ul e changes F1 st ar t ed
t o become f uzzy r egar di ng speed. When t he
cur r ent engi ne f or mat made i t 's debut i n
2014, F1 became so sl ow, t hat even GP2
dr i ver s r epor t ed, t hat t he gap bet ween GP2
and F1 i s not r eal l y bi g, F1 i s j ust a l i t t l e
bi t f ast er t han GP2, and when t he back i n
t hen 15 year s ol d Max Ver st appen was abl e
t o pi ck up t he pace qui ckl y, voi ces r ai sed,
t hat F1's speed became r i di cul ous....By 2015
negot i at i ons st ar t ed about maki ng t he car s
qui ck and beaut i f ul agai n...
F1 2009