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Originally Posted by Taxi645
It may not look like a 80's bedroom poster tyre, but otherwise be a much better choice.
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I'm not sure that is clear cut. You want more mechanical grip so the cars can be driven harder and be more exciting to watch.
Lovely!
*Wide load coming through!*
That's just not right.
Looks like it has been squashed or something, very strange.
Much better!
I really think it is a shame that nothing more than the dimensional regulations were detrimental to the look of a whole era of F1 cars. The 2017 cars finally saw a return to some nice proportions -- even if the teams are now exploiting the (unregulated) length of the cars to the maximum.
The length will be reduced in 2022, but only by around 200mm less than the current longest cars (max. wheelbase 3600mm). That's all the teams were willing to agree to.
FIA originally proposed 3400mm maximum wheelbase, but the teams refused this (too much redesign work apparently).