Daniel Ricciardo says he “doesn’t care” if Formula 1 cars are several seconds per lap slower in 2021, if it helps improve the quality of racing. Formula 1 will introduce revised sporting and technical regulations – along with financial regulations for the first time – in 2021, aimed at reducing the impact of dirty air and its effect on racing. One trade-off of the new regulations is that lap times are expected to slow by around 3-3.5 seconds compared to the current cars. Ricciardo, though, stressed it is worth having slower cars if the spectacle of the sport improves. “I don’t care, I don’t mind, one of the most fun years I had in F1 was...
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