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Szafnauer wants aero rules changed, hints at legal action

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer wants the FIA to change the aerodynamic regulations for this season and has hinted his team could consider legal action if that doesn't happen. Szafnauer is unhappy that changes to the floor regulations — pushed through last year on safety grounds to slow the cars and allow the Pirelli tires to handle an extra year’s development — unfairly disadvantaged the teams that run lower rake cars, specifically Aston and Mercedes. With Aston Martin struggling in Bahrain, Szafnauer is questioning whether the right process to introduce a regulation change was followed and wants the rules changed again to reduce the impact on his team. “I...
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