McLaren Formula 1 chief Andreas Seidl has criticised the decision to let rival teams take a token-free update for their 2021 cars thanks to a loophole in the regulations.
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"If you compare that with another team, getting an upgrade from '19 to '20, [a] gearbox for example or suspension bits, being able to do that token-free just doesn't make sense. To cut costs amid the corona crisis, the teams will only be allowed to make minor modifications to limited areas of their 2020 cars for next season.
"Asked if the ruling that resulted in this loophole was challenged at the time, Seidl said that talks were still ongoing with the FIA over the decision.
Technical insight. Formula 1’s cars in 2021 are likely to be slower than this season’s designs and visually different despite the same chassis having to be used, due to freedom for aerodynamic development.
It's simply down to the FIA to comment on this.
That's where we are in at the moment. “We’ve tried for these in the past, and we’ve not been successful.“I think the crucial thing about the financial regulations now is that they are part of the FIA regulations.“So the sanctions for breaching financial regulations will be sporting penalties of some sort, depending on the severity of the breach.“Whereas before we had the resource restriction, which was a gentlemen’s agreement between teams – well there’s not many gentlemen in the paddock I’m afraid, and that was a failure.“But this has teeth.
Here's how and when you can watch the raceZak Brown says he would be open to fielding Fernando Alonso in next year's Indianapolis 500 with McLaren should the Spaniard's Formula 1 deal with Renault allowTelevision images are not doing justice to the "amazing" current generation of Formula 1 cars, reckons McLaren's Carlos Sainz JrMcLaren's Lando Norris says stopping over-driving on his final laps in qualifying for Formula 1's 2020 British Grand Prix helped him to fifth after nearly being knocked out in Q1Lewis Hamilton recovered from a red flag-causing spin to beat his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position in qualifying for Formula 1's 2020 British Grand Prix So it has serious consequences if teams breach these regulations.”CSA insist that the appointment of Smith, which was confirmed a short time before the arrival of England for their...TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world.Help support journalists, the guardians of independent journalism, through our Billed as ‘futuristic’, Formula 1 will move towards a new ground effect design in 2021 which, at least the bosses hope, will make for better racing. "Obviously there's still a lot of work ongoing together with the FIA in terms of finalising details of the regulations. The wider ramifications of delaying F1's 2021 …
Here’s how the designs should look, and two teams have already applied their liveries to the concept – click on the arrows above to scroll through the images. The MCL35 F1 cars will sport the Gulf Oil logo from the 2020 British GP The Gulf branding will be seen at McLaren's customer events from 2021 Auto giants McLaren and Gulf Oil International have announced a multi-year partnership that will see the iconic brands come together for Formula 1 and the British automaker's supercars. "I think within these discussions, with what Mattia and Marcin said, I think it is simply important to bring this topic on the table again as well. Not only has Formula 1 finally agreed a new set of regulations for 2021 but it has been given unanimous support from the World Motor Sport Council.After months of debate and disagreement, F1 bosses have presented the new regulations that will cover the technical, sporting and financial aspects of the sport.Billed as ‘futuristic’, Formula 1 will move towards a new ground effect design in 2021 which, at least the bosses hope, will make for better racing.The new design should allow the cars to follow closely, something today’s cars struggle to do once they are within two seconds of each other and have to deal with dirty air.Downforce will be reduced and minimum weight increased.That, though, means slower cars according to the FIA’s head of single seater matters Nikolas Tombazis.“We are expecting cars to be approximately 3 – 3.5 seconds slower per lap,” he said.“But we don’t think that is the key parameter of the spectacle. "We have to accept that in the end the two tokens each team has available, we have to use for that, which we were happy to accept that compromise.
Sebastian Vettel reckons his British Grand Prix weekend cannot get much worse, following multiple issues in Formula 1's third practice and qualifying sessions at SilverstoneGeorge Russell has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix after failing to slow for yellow flags during qualifying on Saturday Alonso has already confirmed he will return to F1 in 2021 after signing a multi-year agreement with Renault, ending a two-season stint out of the sport.