Formula 1 confident new rules will bring more wheel-to-wheel action

The 2022 season will be a very important year for Formula 1, as the new regulations will be introduced. Yet given the overall performance seen during this championship, there are now growing concerns regarding the implementation of these new rules: at the moment the field seems to be getting closer and closer and the new rules could once again lead to bigger gaps between teams. Former Ferrari boss Ross Brawn, currently general manager of Formula 1, does not feel that the rules will represent an issue.

The new technical rules and cost cap were created in a period in which Mercedes completely dominated the sport and the intentions were for teams to be able to reduce the gap to the top. Despite the teams already being closer together this season, Ross Brawn feels the new rules should just be there.

“I think that fails to understand the fact that while the championship is thrilling this year the cars still struggle to follow each other closely and create overtaking opportunities. While the 2022 rules won’t change the situation overnight I think they are a much better platform to improve the racing on the track and I’m sure that once the new rules have settled down, we will see some incredible races and championships in the future, with even more wheel-to-wheel action,” – he explained, in a recent interview for The Race.

The close battle for the title between Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is already making this Formula One season a great one for many fans. Ross Brawn, too, feels that Formula 1 has been truly blessed by such a good season and therefore believes that the new regulations will only make this happen more often.

“There is no doubt in my mind that the cost cap and the rules changes that were implemented are having a positive impact on the closeness and intensity of the championship. There is no capacity for a team to pour massive resource into a championship and try and run away with it. The resources are now limited and the teams are also focused on next year’s car, which is requiring a lot of time and resource.” – he added.

Given the new rules, the best team will succeed mainly because of their talents, and not due to a bigger budget: “We still want a meritocracy. We still want the best team to win. But we don’t want them to win by a country mile simply because they’ve got a bigger budget than anyone else.” – he concluded.