The new technical regulations amount to the biggest change to the cars in F1 for 40 years. F1’s calculations suggest that with the new rules this year, a car following directly behind another will retain 85% of its total downforce when one metre behind, rather than 57% in previous years. “The cars looked a bit silly – these high-rake cars perched on their nose and waggling their arses in the air,” Brawn said. The new cars will also be stiffer, to maintain a stable aerodynamic platform. “We want drivers to make a difference and we want cars to be difficult to drive not easy.

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