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New rules to make 'small difference' for overtaking

Jan.17 The 2019 rule changes will make a "small difference" when it comes to overtaking. That is the view of Renault technical boss Nick Chester. This week, his colleague at Force India said the tweaks to the front wing and other parts of the car will add multiple seconds to the laptime and badly affect the handling. "Well yeah, it is quite a big change for 2019," Renault's Chester said. But he backed the FIA's attempt to make overtaking easier this year, ahead of even bigger car changes in 2021. "I think the concept that the FIA have put forward to try and improve the wake to the following car is the right thing," said Chester. "Obviously in one year...
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