: https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/f1-2021-auto-bilder-infos/ The article is in German, but here are some key aims, in addition to some which we are already aware of:
- The proportion of downforce that is lost when following another car is to fall from around 50% to less than 10%
- The gap from the fastest to the slowest cars on the grid is to be halved
- A small fender is to cover each front wheel
- A ban on hydraulic suspension, expensive materials and tyre blankets
- Specification parts, including gasoline pumps, wheel hubs/nuts, steering wheel/column, Halo, accelerator/brake pedals and DRS mechanism
- No major change to the current engines/power units
- And last but certainly not least, a return to ground effect, a different and safer design to the one used in the late 70s/early 80s
With the last point, it appears that the goal is for the turbulent air is to be deflected upwards and overall in a controlled manner.
I'm sure not everything mentioned will go ahead, a lot of the targets set probably won't be entirely met, and some of this is inevitably going to be unpopular with a number of F1 fans. Still, I'm generally in favour of quite a few of these changes to the cars, especially with regards to the reintroduction of ground effect which will surely improve the chances for drivers to follow each other closely somewhat.
