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Originally Posted by Jimmy Magnusson
These last-minute solutions is approaching the problem from the wrong direction. The rules should have been geared towards less downforce fifteen years ago, but it is clear the members of the OWG do not feel that is in their best interest. This is not complicated - there are several examples of single seaters that produces good racing. The waters are just too murky for such measures to be implemented.
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Less down force equals slower lap times, and slower lap times equals some fans being up in arms about F1 cars being barely faster than other open wheel cars.
And before someone says: 'Give them more powerful engines', remember that 1500 bhp turbo engined cars were still much slower than current F1 cars. Lap time comes mainly from aero.
Personally, I couldn't give a flying duck if F1 cars just happened to be slower than other open wheel cars, but for some fans it would be almost tantamount to murder. They believe that, above all else, an F1 car should be faster than any other open wheeled car around a typical F1 circuit.
In the meantime, F1 cars can be faster than other open wheel cars and still provide some means of overtaking due to devices such as DRS.