(GMM) F1's governing body will reveal in Shanghai this weekend a plan about how to increase overtaking.
In a Q&A with the British 'Guardian' newspaper, Max Mosley - the FIA president - admitted that making the racing better is more complex than simply reducing downforce and increasing tyre grip.
He said: ''Simulations have shown that the reduction in downforce would have to be so great that the cars would be slower than GP2 or formula three.
''But we think we now have the answer to this problem.''
There is considerable speculation as to what the FIA plan to do about the question of aerodynamics, downforce and enhanced racing, particularly as - Suzuka aside - the 2005 changes appear to have made it more difficult for a car to follow and overtake its rival.
The FIA's earlier '90 per cent' downforce reduction plan is now believed to be on the scrapheap, the latest idea being to create downforce parity by imposing 'limits'.
Mosley believes a 'x newton' limit per car would force teams to focus on limiting drag rather than producing downforce.
Written: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:09:40
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