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    F1 INSIDER

    May 02, 2019 7 minutes
    JONATHAN NOBLE

    01 HAAS UNDER FIRE

    Brake ducts rule could be just the start

    02 THE SIMULATOR SAYS NO

    ! Qualifying shake-up on hold for now

    03 DEADLINE LOOMS FOR 2021 RULES

    01 HAAS MODEL: THE HEAT IS ON

    When word leaked out in the F1 paddock that a small change to the rules had been agreed for 2020, forcing teams to make their own brake ducts, it was viewed by many as a small matter of detail and therefore inconsequential. But in the world of F1, nothing ever changes without good reason.

    The reality is it marked an important line in the sand over the future direction of Formula 1, with the Haas ‘customer model’ team in one corner and bigger teams like McLaren, Renault and Williams – all of which consider themselves to be properly independent constructors and thus closer to the real spirit of F1 – in the other.

    Haas’ approach of buying as much of its car as it can from Ferrari has always caused unease among its closest competition. And the quicker Haas has got, the more it rivals have spoken out about why they believe the team’s approach is not good for the future

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