How to force F1 teams to build cars to overtake
Autosport Plus

How to force F1 teams to build cars to overtake

By:

Could a windtunnel regulation force teams to build cars that can follow closely? Is Ferrari paying the price for driver errors? And should F1 TV coverage feature more driver physiological analysis? These questions, and more, are answered in this week's Ask Gary

Could it become a requirement in the rules that anyone wanting to make use of a windtunnel must use two car models, and that the data can only be collected from the following/second car? It could be a simpler way to force teams to build a car to be optimal when following another, rather than when on its own.
Amedeo Felix, via email

shares
comments

When Porsche was a bigger F1 flop than Honda

Button: Hamilton a bit weird during spell as McLaren F1 team-mates

More from Gary Anderson

Ask Gary: Is there value in crossovers like Hamilton/Rossi?

Ask Gary: Is there value in crossovers like Hamilton/Rossi?

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

Ask Gary: Is there value in crossovers like Hamilton/Rossi? Ask Gary: Is there value in crossovers like Hamilton/Rossi?

Gary Anderson: How F1's 'privateers' really fared in 2019

Gary Anderson: How F1's 'privateers' really fared in 2019

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

Gary Anderson: How F1's 'privateers' really fared in 2019 Gary Anderson: How F1's 'privateers' really fared in 2019

F1's 'big four' teams' real 2019 performance levels revealed

F1's 'big four' teams' real 2019 performance levels revealed

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

F1's 'big four' teams' real 2019 performance levels revealed F1's 'big four' teams' real 2019 performance levels revealed

What F1 learned from Ferrari's fuel breach

What F1 learned from Ferrari's fuel breach

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

What F1 learned from Ferrari's fuel breach What F1 learned from Ferrari's fuel breach

Ask Gary: Will the 2021 rules mean a Mercedes car concept change?

Ask Gary: Will the 2021 rules mean a Mercedes car concept change?

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

Ask Gary: Will the 2021 rules mean a Mercedes car concept change? Ask Gary: Will the 2021 rules mean a Mercedes car concept change?

Where did Red Bull-Honda's pace come from?

Where did Red Bull-Honda's pace come from?

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

Where did Red Bull-Honda's pace come from? Where did Red Bull-Honda's pace come from?

Will Wolff's absence affect Mercedes in Brazil?

Will Wolff's absence affect Mercedes in Brazil?

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

Will Wolff's absence affect Mercedes in Brazil? Will Wolff's absence affect Mercedes in Brazil?

F1's prescriptive 2021 rules will only cause design convergence

F1's prescriptive 2021 rules will only cause design convergence

Plus
Plus
F1 Formula 1

F1's prescriptive 2021 rules will only cause design convergence F1's prescriptive 2021 rules will only cause design convergence

Why drivers are the least of Ferrari’s F1 worries

Why drivers are the least of Ferrari’s F1 worries

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
GP Racing

Why drivers are the least of Ferrari’s F1 worries Why drivers are the least of Ferrari’s F1 worries

How Vasseur has begun Ferrari’s mission to keep Leclerc on side

How Vasseur has begun Ferrari’s mission to keep Leclerc on side

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
GP Racing

How Vasseur has begun Ferrari’s mission to keep Leclerc on side How Vasseur has begun Ferrari’s mission to keep Leclerc on side

Why Red Bull’s biggest F1 adversary is now itself

Why Red Bull’s biggest F1 adversary is now itself

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
Saudi Arabian GP
Jonathan Noble

Why Red Bull’s biggest F1 adversary is now itself Why Red Bull’s biggest F1 adversary is now itself

How "only tough" Tost's public lack of trust could hurt AlphaTauri

How "only tough" Tost's public lack of trust could hurt AlphaTauri

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
Saudi Arabian GP
Jake Boxall-Legge

How "only tough" Tost's public lack of trust could hurt AlphaTauri How "only tough" Tost's public lack of trust could hurt AlphaTauri

What Perez's Jeddah joy means for F1’s 2023 hopes for a real title fight

What Perez's Jeddah joy means for F1’s 2023 hopes for a real title fight

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
Saudi Arabian GP
Alex Kalinauckas

What Perez's Jeddah joy means for F1’s 2023 hopes for a real title fight What Perez's Jeddah joy means for F1’s 2023 hopes for a real title fight

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2023

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2023

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
Saudi Arabian GP
Alex Kalinauckas

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2023

How Perez kept Verstappen’s Saudi Arabian GP surge at bay

How Perez kept Verstappen’s Saudi Arabian GP surge at bay

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
Saudi Arabian GP
Jake Boxall-Legge

How Perez kept Verstappen’s Saudi Arabian GP surge at bay How Perez kept Verstappen’s Saudi Arabian GP surge at bay

The enormous job facing F1 for its Vegas gamble to pay off

The enormous job facing F1 for its Vegas gamble to pay off

Plus
Plus
Formula 1
Las Vegas GP
GP Racing

The enormous job facing F1 for its Vegas gamble to pay off The enormous job facing F1 for its Vegas gamble to pay off