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Technical Insight: The 2021 rule change aimed at cutting downforce

The technical revolution for the return of the ground effect in Formula 1 might have been postponed to 2022, and consequently next year we will race with the '20 cars, but there remain some small tweaks to the technical rules. Even Pirelli, like the teams, will be forced to cope with the delay. The move to 18″ tyres will now happen in '22 too. Next year Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola has declared that the current tyres will be carried over to next year – both the compounds and the internal structure. This situation has forced the FIA ​​to revisit the technical regulations for the next year, to compensate for the performance step that the cars will likely make between one...
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