Almost every team in pitlane is now opposed to the plan to speed up Formula 1 cars with more downforce starting in 2017. Although designers are already turning their minds to what are expected to be vastly different regulations next year, Auto Motor und Sport revealed that eight of the eleven teams are actually opposed. An April 30 deadline has been set for finalisation of the new rules, to feature wider cars and tyres and bigger diffusers and wings for a laptime boost of several seconds. But we reported this week that there is now some uncertainty, and not just because of the delay in the release of wind tunnel tyres by Pirelli, who are yet to sign an actual contract for 2017 and beyond...
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