The current F1 calendar features eight street tracks. Has the series become too reliant on them, and is this negatively impacting the racing? Analysis:
Comparing overtakes year-on-year, the numbers remain in a similar ballpark, other than the sizeable drop off for Bahrain .
That doesn't mean this current era of F1 cannot be improved. The consensus from driver feedback is that after a full year of development, the latest ground-effect cars now produce more dirty air and following the car in front is harder again - the opposite of what was intended when this rules package was being drawn up.notes: “I feel this year it certainly has become a little bit harder.
Street tracks expose another flaw with the current machinery. The minimum weight limit for a car without fuel has ballooned to 798kg, a 107kg hike since the turbo hybrid engines were first introduced in 2014. At the start of a race, when fuelled to the brim, they are the better part of 900kg.“Because of the weight of the cars we have nowadays, because they're quite heavy, in the low speed it’s a bit harder to follow.
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