Charlie Whiting has defended F1’s regulations, declaring that the biggest issue for the sport is in fact the competitiveness of the midfield teams.
Many teams and drivers rounded out 2017 by declaring that while the new cars were faster, they also meant overtaking was more difficult.
“The wider cars look great and they’ve given us more grip, but when they take up more space on the track you have less clean air so it does make following harder,” said Daniel Ricciardo.
But F1 race director Whiting doesn’t agree with that assessment.