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Ricciardo: Introducing wider cars in 2017 'not the best thing'
Daniel Ricciardo believes that in hindsight, F1 was perhaps wrong to introduce wider, faster cars in 2017 as it only compounded the issues linked with overtaking. Formula 1 underwent a regulation shake-up at the start of the 2017 season, with both bodywork and tyres getting wider in a bid to boost downforce and grip. While the effect of the changes led to faster cars, the ability for drivers to follow each other closely and to overtake was made more difficult. "The cars look big, sexy and wide, they look awesome and better than they did in 2016. But my concern was the width itself, the tracks weren't made wider," says Ricciardo. "There was less room to overtake. In F1, you...
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