Eight times when F1 teams got new rules very wrong
In Formula 1 there’s always the hope that a regulatory reset provides chance for a team to vault up the order. But here are eight cases where the grand prix big hitters got it wrong, trading regular wins for dejection.
When a new era of Formula 1 rolls into view, it comes with the hope that a clean slate of the technical regulations will inspire a fierce, multi-team and driver battle for both championship titles that goes down to the wire. While it’s the reverse that’s more often the case, in that one team steals an early march to let its rivals play catch-up over the following years, at least the 2022 rules reset has been specifically established to generate a more competitive field.
Unlike in 2017 when Formula 1 set about to make the fastest-ever grand prix cars, this time around the intent since day dot has been to inspire machines that are close in lap time and to also totally reconfigure the way in which they generate downforce to boost the amount of overtaking.
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