The changes that shook up F1 during the winter
Formula 1 is facing several changes this year, both in the public eye and behind the scenes. DIETER RENCKEN looks at how the sport has been shaken up during the winter
Formula 1's overriding winter focus has been on developing the complex new technology demanded by the sport's new-for-2014 regulations, and matters have been no less busy behind the scenes.
Numerous changes - some predictable, others rather surprising - were made at all levels, with the majority of developments having the power or potential to profoundly shake up the order of the sport.
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