One of the most disappointing aspects of this summer's F1 Live event on the streets of London – other than the lack of pre-publicity and promotion - was that under the current regulations teams could not use their current race cars, rather those dating back two season. As a result, Haas, which wasn't even in F1 at the time, was forced to miss the event, as did Force India. On the other hand, McLaren and Renault ran older cars which at least allowed the crowds to hear what F1 sounded like before they needed microphones shoved up their tailpipes. However, a tweak to the Sporting Regulations for 2018 means that teams will now be able to use their current cars for such events, albeit...
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