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Red Bull chiefs ease overtaking concerns

Prominent members of the Red Bull technical team believe the new aerodynamic regulations could lead to more overtaking opportunities. There is concern that the 2017 season will be remembered for a lack of wheel-to-wheel action as F1 tries to attract a new generation of fans with faster and better-looking cars. However, Red Bull believe the additional aerodynamic performance does not necessarily mean that overtaking will become more difficult. 'The 2017 car will be clearly a more aggressive car in terms of looks – it will be wider, it looks [a] more muscle car, with bigger tyres,' said Pierre Wache, Red Bull's chief engineer of performance. 'One of the aspects by having a car wider,...
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