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Video: F1's 2017 and current cars compared

Formula 1's 2016 cars may not have been finished yet, but teams are already hard at work in preparing for the radical overhaul that is coming in 2017. After a request from F1's chiefs to make cars around five seconds per lap quicker, teams recently agreed on a set of rules for wider cars, different sized wings and bigger tyres. On the back of his recent illustration of what a 2017 might looks like, Motorsport.com's technical editor Giorgio Piola has now produced a video to show how it compares to a current car. As you can see in the above video, the changes in dimension – especially in regards to the front and rear wings – means the 2017 cars will take on a distinct look. More details...
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