Everything shows that we are witnessing at that time fundamental debate in Formula 1: Faster race cars mean less overtaking, slower demand more racing actions, but are therefore less spectacular. Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc would be ready to give up a certain vacuum, if that makes racing better.
Max Verstappen speaks of "maybe two or two and a half”Seconds that I would be willing to sacrifice for more racing action. “But I don’t want to be slower by four or five seconds.“With the good two seconds more per hour, the car would still be very interesting in corners. “And if you’re racing at the limit, it’s always hard. Whether you’re two seconds slower or faster here doesn’t make much of a difference. Last but not least, the most important thing is that we can race fairly and not hang out one after the other."
Charles Leclerc agrees: “The feeling at qualifying with this huge amount of vacuum is simply amazing and I adore it. But like Max said, we have to sacrifice something to get a better race. We need to find the right balance."
Od season 2017 Formula 1 again breaks track records. Before that, she went through the time of pickles for twelve years. Many track records from 2004 have been surpassed only recently. In 2017, Formula 1 became for five seconds faster on the circle.
Sebastian Vettel went through different periods: the beginning V8 engines, aerodynamic revolution of 2009, hybrid racing cars in 2014 and new, super-fast race cars from the year 2017 forward. His summary reads: “Personally, I think it’s always tense to have fast race cars. Because people in the stands can see that. Because of this, I think the trend that happened in 2017 when we got very fast race cars was the right one. But I also think that we can be a little slower in peace of mind if this is a step in the right direction for better racing. If this is not the case, then we do not want it."
Technical working group Formula 1 has long dealt with the obvious draw matches med speed and good racing action. The result of their efforts or work is, among other things, the return. "Ground Effect“. What ideas for 2021 season but they will really come true, and we will find out soon when it is presented in Austin new policy.
