McLaren executive technical director James Key says the restrictive 2022 regulations mean innovations will be more understated. In the past regulatory overhauls in Formula 1 have served as the dream blank piece of paper for engineers, meaning it has been commonplace for a team to come up with a game-changing innovation. That often then coincides with a rise to the top of the pecking order. Formula 1 is keen to avoid any breakaway teams with these new rules for 2022 though, designed to bring the pack closer together and allow drivers to follow more closely, thus creating more overtaking opportunities. In a bid to ensure these aims will not be compromised, teams are rather restricted on how...
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