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Leclerc calls for "dangerous" wall-of-spray solution

Ian Parkes Wednesday 12 October 2022 09:14 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has called on F1 to find a solution for the "dangerous" walls of spray created by this year's new cars. F1's radical aerodynamics for this season may have delivered cars that are able to run closer together but it has also delivered another unwanted side-effect away from the porpoising and bouncing that dominated the early races. With the cars now running much closer to the ground, when a grand prix is run in wet conditions - particularly as poor as those seen during Sunday's Japanese race at Suzuka - the 'rooster-tail' plumes kicked up lead to near-zero visibility. Given the dangers involved for all...
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