Initial difficulties
The introduction of the new technical regulations has had an inevitable impact on the aerodynamics and power units of Formula 1 cars, to the point that several teams, with their drivers, have used the first rounds of the world championship to familiarize themselves as much as possible with the cars. ‘Training’ sessions that also saw the reigning world champion Lando Norris involved, who pointed out several more or less obvious disadvantages.
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Fewer appearances
One of these is attributable to the time available in free practice. Precisely because of some problems encountered during Friday practice, the British driver’s track outings were limited, which also happened in the last Japanese Grand Prix: “Yes, 100%, much more – Norris explained to the media about the negative effect of the shorter practice sessions at Suzuka – it is obviously still a new car, and it is a new track where the asphalt offers much more grip. It is also new asphalt. It is a much faster track, so you have to drive the car in a completely different way than we have done in recent years.”
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The battery position
Errors and problems that had also been seen in the previous rounds in Melbourne and Shanghai, with Norris highlighting how much lift and coast must be taken into account in terms of setup: “Did you see at the Spoon curve how many driving errors there were? The use of the battery has repercussions on the setup and we must take it into account, the setup must be done based on lift and coast, when we lift our foot we must ensure that the car does not become nervous.”
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