Don't let loopholes ruin the 2021 F1 ambition
Formula 1 has presented a bold vision for its 2021 revamp. Now it needs to prevent the teams from spoiling that, and make sure it does its research and preparation properly
Visually, the 2021 car concepts released during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend are very sleek. But it's easy to come up with ideas for how you might want grand prix cars to look, what's a lot more challenging is ensuring the teams produce something that is anything like what you want.
Looking at the smaller details, F1 has gone to reasonable lengths to try to understand and correct the problems the current aero flicks and vanes cause to the airflow that is being used by a following car.
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