Formula 1 team principals have fired a warning shot across the bows of the sport's decision makers about making the rules on future car design too prescriptive. The FIA, Liberty Media and team bosses are currently deep in discussion about changes to the sporting, business and technical regulations that will take effect from 2021. A particular focus is on improving the on-track competition by allowing cars to run closer together which means changes to aerodynamic rules. At the same time, attempts to cut costs is leading to a push for standardised parts. As a result, teams fear that they could lose the freedom to innovate and leave the grid full of identical 'cookie cutter' cars. F1...
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