Lowe: New aero regulations the "biggest chance since 2009"

Asked how difficult the adaptation to the 2019 regulations would be for teams, Lowe told Autosport that it could be a very close call between success and failure and that it was possibly too early to tell.

"It's a very good question and one that's often brought up.

"Something that teams have said in the past is we'll get back to where we were, but that feels completely arbitrary in itself.

"You try to pick a sensible level based on where you start.

"How accurate is that, and what difference does it make anyway, are two questions I don't really have answers for."

"I'm sure a lot of stuff will have to be re-optimised.

"We haven't got that far with it, we're starting from the front at the moment and working our way back!"

Lowe added that the regulation change was a chance for teams to make amends with their cars being off of the pace and would be something teams would need to nail come 2019.

"It is quite a big change, so change is always an opportunity to do well.

"We're very conscious of that and working very hard to be the right side of that opportunity and make some ground.

"It could be a disruption."