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Brawn: F1 aero handicap system won't 'distort' field

F1 chief Ross Brawn says the sport's future aero handicap system will induce "a gentle correction" to the field's competitiveness and not distort performance. In a bid to mitigate the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis and help level the playing field in F1, teams will see their wind tunnel hours and CFD time determined by their classification in the previous year's F1 Constructors' championship. In short, the world championship winning team will be able to exploit 90% of the allocated aero usage while the lowest finishing team will receive a 112.5% usage amount, with the team classified fifth awarded 100% aero usage. From 2022, the restrictions will stretch from 70% to...
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