Early in the Gen3 piece it was widely expected that in-car anti-roll bar levers – a staple of the current cars – would be dropped for the next-gen hardware.
That was part of the push to simplify the cars and cut costs, the roll bar adjuster banned effectively coupled with the proposed move to paddle shift and auto blip.
However it’s since been decided to retain the in-car levers, with the category’s focus now on retaining the theatre of on-board camera footage.
As is the case now, it’s expected that drivers will be able to change both the front and rear anti-roll bars via hydraulic levers.
Drivers use the bars to tune their cars to tyre wear and fuel loads during a race.
Shane van Gisbergen is one of the best known for his ‘bar work’, the Kiwi often seen shifting levers and tweaking brake bias from corner to corner on a single lap.
With paddles and Auto Gear Shift also formally off the table, drivers will continue to have gears, bars and brake bias at their disposal in…
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