For the third season in a row they have managed to not impress. However, the one manufacturer that continues to disappoint is Honda. Ferrari seem to have worked hard to improve their deficit while Renault have to work on their reliability. Mercedes’ power unit still seems to be the most desirable unit on the grid. In fact, the new rules also offer a €1 million discount. Unlike the previous possibilities that Red Bull Racing faced (of having no supplier), the existing power unit manufacturers are ‘obliged’ to supply should a demand arise thereby promising a team a power unit. The complex ‘token’ system, which controlled development of power units, has been done away with too. For the entire 20-race calendar, four is the maximum permissible number of power units each driver can use without incurring a penalty. The environment-friendly 1.6 litre V6 hybrid turbo units see no change for the coming season other than the fact that drivers will have fewer engines to use in 2017. Lewis Hamilton driving the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 on track during winter testing. However,there’s a good chance that these visually distracting but speed adding elements might be banned by the FIA before the start of the first race. Thankfully, we’ve made it safely through pre-season testing without any indications of this.Īt the moment, most teams have employed a ‘shark fin’ engine cover and a ‘t-wing’ on their cars &mdas devices that have helped increase aero stability. Pirelli, the sport’s official tyre supplier, have made a scary predication - that drivers could black out due to the excessive speeds this season. Lewis Hamilton has already said that he has suffered bruises after the pre-season tests. Romain Grosjean has publicly declared that he’s able to race these cars to the limit only because of the extra fitness regime he followed during the off-season. The drivers have already given their thumbs up to the new cars. As the season progresses, teams are expected to continue developing the cars and this could mean that the lap times will drop much further. All in all, these changes have already delivered faster-than-ever lap times in the pre-season test - three seconds quicker. For the technical buffs, the bargeboards are longer and the diffuser, which is most critical, is wider and taller. The front wing is angular in shape, like an arrow that definitely looks very appealing whereas rear wing is lower. The car is wider and longer, so are the front and rear wings. In 2017, the sport has put special focus on aerodynamics that will make the cars go even quicker. One distinct difference between a Formula 1 car and any other racing or road car is its sheer ability to corner at high speeds. The objective of the 2017 changes is to make the cars more visually appealing, faster and physically demanding for the drivers. One of these rookies was Max Verstappen, of course. However, the ease with which rookies took to the highest formula did surprise one pundits too many. I still remember reading rookie diaries on how their first few laps in a Formula 1 car were different in every aspect as compared to their junior formula. In the last few seasons, Formula 1 was perceived to have become easier for drivers, especially the rookies. For 2017, bodywork and tyres are the two areas that have witnessed key changes and before we explain what the changes have been and how they will impact a fan’s experience, it would be wise to explain why these changes in the first place. In 2014, the word ‘engine’ in itself got replaced with the word ‘power unit’. First, the engines went from V10 to V8 to the now-in-use V6 hybrid turbos. Most fans have probably lost track of the number of regulatory changes made in the last decade, although, four would be a good guess. It seems that the sport swears by the phrase ‘change is the only constant’.
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