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F1 Bosses could back slick return
Reports in the German Motoring and Motorsport magazine “Auto Motor Und Sport” suggest F1 Bosses Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley are behind the plan to bring slicks back to Formula One in 2004.
Slick tyres were phased out of the sport in 1998 and replaced by grooved rubber as part of the FIA’s bid to cut cornering speeds by reducing the amount rubber on the surface.
The measure went some way to achieving the goal but it also affected the behaviour of the cars with grip focus shifting from mechanical to aerodynamic. In the wake of the change, there was less emphasis on driver involvement and the amount of overtaking in the sport diminished.
The FIA Technical Working Group, F1’s think tank, will meet in early December to discuss a range of rule change proposals, and tyres will be high on the agenda.
Many see the return of slick tyres along with vast changes to aerodynamic rules as the key to bringing “true” excitement back to Grand Prix racing.
Reports in the German Motoring and Motorsport magazine “Auto Motor Und Sport” suggest F1 Bosses Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley are behind the plan to bring slicks back to Formula One in 2004.
Slick tyres were phased out of the sport in 1998 and replaced by grooved rubber as part of the FIA’s bid to cut cornering speeds by reducing the amount rubber on the surface.
The measure went some way to achieving the goal but it also affected the behaviour of the cars with grip focus shifting from mechanical to aerodynamic. In the wake of the change, there was less emphasis on driver involvement and the amount of overtaking in the sport diminished.
The FIA Technical Working Group, F1’s think tank, will meet in early December to discuss a range of rule change proposals, and tyres will be high on the agenda.
Many see the return of slick tyres along with vast changes to aerodynamic rules as the key to bringing “true” excitement back to Grand Prix racing.