Despite the freeze, change is in the air
Here we go again; just more of the same, right? Well, maybe not… Yes, the pandemic is still here, and this F1 season (to begin with certainly) is going to feel quite similar to the last, but that doesn’t mean everything is set in stone and all we’re about to witness is yet another Mercedes coronation while we await the revolution. Change is in the air already, and that’s what we’re celebrating in this month’s bumper issue. First up, there are some pretty significant rule changes. As we explain on page 32, the teams have all had to hack back their floors, which are crucial performance differentiators, so the cars will suffer some pretty extreme downforce losses – and Mercedes will surely bear the brunt of that. Pirelli is changing the tyres…