F1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds hopes that a close championship fight will prevent the top teams from focusing too much on their 2021 entries, making for closer racing after the regulation changes. The decision on when to make the switch from developing a current season's car to looking ahead to next year is never a simple one and is, as Symonds puts it, one of the most difficult decisions for a team boss to make. Article continues under video “That’s always one of the big problems,” said Symonds. “That’s always one of the things I found quite difficult. When do you stop work on one car and start on another? “Between ’19 and ’20, it’s been very easy. We’ve got...
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