Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 27

The f our t h over haul of F1's
l ook
Af t er a l ong and i nt ense per i od, F1's
new car s became r eal i t y: wi der wi ngs
bot h at t he f r ont and t he r ear . Ti r es
became wi der , and over al l chassi s wi dt h
got i ncr eased as wel l . The goal wi t h
t hese car s was t o become 3-5 seconds
f ast er per l ap compar ed t o t he 2015
car s. The i ncr ease of bot h mechani cal
gr i p and over al l l evel of downf or ce
r esul t ed i n br ut al cor ner i ng speed, and
because t he r ecent f at al i t i es by head
i nj ur i es i n mot or spor t wor l d, head
pr ot ect i on became a hot t opi c agai n.
Hal o devi ce got t est ed i n publ i c, t eams
used i t at f r ee pr act i ce sessi ons on
f r i days many t i mes, ot her pr ot ect i on
possi bi l i t i es wer e t est ed behi nd t he
scenes...
F1 2017