Downforce gains
Formula 1 cars should lose 10 per cent downforce when following other cars instead of the current 30 per cent next year, according to the latest predictions from the FIA. In the wake of difficulties cars have had overtaking since revised aerodynamic rules were introduced last year, teams and the governing body agreed a raft of aerodynamic changes for 2019 to improve the situation. A series of tweaks, including modifications to front and rear wings, are aimed at helping cars follow each other more closely. “With the current generation, the following car loses about 30 per cent of its downforce in this scenario,” said the FIA’S singleseater head Nikolas Tombazis. “We hope to reduce that by 10 per cent.”