F1 teams will unveil their new cars in the coming weeks ahead of the 2022 season that offers the most significant change to the rulebook since the start of the V6 hybrid era in 2014.
The aerodynamic regulations have been revised to allow for more wheel-to-wheel racing on track by reducing the impact of dirty air, while fewer technical freedoms have been afforded in a bid to create closer on track competition.
The cars will also be heavier than in 2021, as well as switching to new 18-inch wheel rims.
The regulations were originally expected to slow the cars down by a number of seconds per lap compared to the outgoing 2021 designs.
But the expected time loss has been falling as teams have completed more simulations and made more progress over the winter to regain performance.
Speaking in a video published by Mercedes explaining the changes to the technical regulations, Elliott said that he did not believe there would be a huge change in the outright performance of the cars between…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Autosport.com – Formula 1 – Stories…