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Will 2017 regulation changes make F1 better or worse?

In 2017, in an attempt to improve the quality of racing and make the cars faster, Formula 1 Chiefs are set to change the current regulations, with a number of ideas on the agenda. Some of the main revisions being discussed are the reversion back to wider cars and tyres, in a hope of bringing about more overtaking, increasing downforce and improving aerodynamic performance, as well as looking to cut lap times by three to five seconds. But the new rules being proposed have their doubters, as although the use of wider tyres should improve grip, increasing downforce is only likely to make it more difficult to overtake, due to the dirty air thrust upon a car as it sits behind another, which...
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