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Originally Posted by crmalcolm
 This is F1 we're talking about. When have F1 engineers taken a simple idea and stuck with it? |
I can understand the argument but the safety structures are a part of the regulation and designers will do whatever they need to.
If making cars smaller and lighter yet with the requisite safety structure they will find a way.
Developing new ideas and materials is all a part of the exercise.
They FIA and brawn would have known the likelihood of spray with underbody aero so it isn't a surprise. To call it a problem is a surprise.
Or are people just adopting the common narrative?
Tyres used to be a competitive development process so we always got the best that could be produced.
Now it is a business contract with built in performance objectives.
Is the dog chasing its tail?
Or is the cat stalking a mechanical mouse?