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F1 boss does not expect teams to sabotage airflow in 2022
- GPblog.com
The new 2022 regulations should make Formula 1 races more spectacular. Following should become easier and with that the number of overtakes should increase next season. Ross Brawn is confident that teams will not deliberately direct the airflow at the rear of the car in such a way that rear drivers will again be troubled by dirty air.
Starting this year, the ground effect returns within the premier class of motorsports. As a result, F1 cars create less dirty air behind them, making it easier to drive close to another car for a long time without losing too much downforce. However, the racing teams can make sure that in the design of their cars they deliberately create this dirty air, but Brawn is not very afraid of that.
He told Motorsport.com. It is possible that the tracking will be a bit more difficult than previously simulated, but according to Brawn the reason is purely because their own teams are trying to improve their own car. The sporting director of Liberty does not think that teams are deliberately looking for opportunities to disrupt the airflow. Brawn expects that formations do not have the time and resources to put time and resources into this.
Surprises in 2022?
Brawn is optimistic about how the 2022 season will unfold. According to the 67-year-old Briton, there are definitely going to be shifts and we are going to see some interesting results. Brawn already took a look at all the F1 teams and already saw several interesting solutions that are vastly different.
Next week the first three test days are scheduled, but it is expected that the balance of power will only really become clear in Bahrain.