British Formula One managing director admitted that he happy for the introduction of the new technical regulations starting with the next Formula 1 season and at the same time feels that leaving behind the old set of rules is just what the sport needed.
The old regulation cycle, that was actually considered an evolution of the regulations introduced back in 2009, came to an end after the last race of the 2021 Formula 1 championship, as the sport now heads to a completely new era that should improve racing by giving drivers the possibility to show their skills on track.
Ross Brawn has been one the main figures in creating the technical changes coming which will be applied in 2022 given his tasks as Formula 1’s Managing Director, and confirmed that he is pleased to move on from the old regulations.
“I think it depends on what your definition is of the ultimate Formula 1 car. If it’s the fastest… possibly,” Ross Brawn said during his interview for F1’s Tech Talks – “If it’s the best racing car, no, I think these cars are far too critical when they’re close to each other. They’re far too critical if they touch a kerb because a piece flies off and then they don’t work anymore. So they are incredible devices, the complexity of them is amazing. It’s the methodologies they’ve now got with reiterative software, which just keeps checking and checking and checking until they arrive at the ideal design for a specific area of the car. Every piece is critical to every other piece, so if one piece gets knocked off, because they are racing cars after all, it doesn’t work properly.” – he added.
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Focus on the 2022 Formula 1 season
The sport’s major regulation changes for next year will lead to new concepts and philosophy behind the racing cars, as they move away from aero dependency for grip to that of a ‘ground effect’ design. As a result, the aerodynamic element will have a smaller influence regarding the overall performance of the car, although they will still play a part in finding some lap-time improvements. Many factors behind the car’s physical design has been taken into consideration with the main aim of creating closer wheel-to-wheel racing, as well as less turbulent air for cars in close proximity.
Ros Brawn is therefore confident that the new concept will have the intended effects in 2022: “That’s been one of the focuses on the new car, that we try and make them a bit more robust, a little simpler, a little less critical. No doubt, the teams will complicate the concept (laughs). But then I think we can pull it back again. So they’re [the 2021 cars] fascinating and incredibly impressive designs but actually not very good racing cars.” – the former Ferrari boss concluded.
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