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Allison expecting step noses to remain the norm

Lotus F1 technical director James Allison says he does not expect many teams to follow Ferrari's lead [ see separate story] and incorporate a 'modesty panel' to cover up the ugly stepped noses that made their debut in 2012. The Enstone team's new E21 was revealed to the world on Monday evening, but continued to feature the same nose design as its predecessor, the E20, with Allison explaining that performance would always outweigh aesthetics when it came to penning an F1 car. “I'm guessing the cars won't look much different [to 2012],” he mused, “There is one rule which opens the possibility for a change as we will now be permitted to fit a non-structural panel on the upper surface of...
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