On Wednesday, all team bosses met again in a videocall to discuss the development of the 2021 car with the technical working group. The coronavirus is causing financial problems at the race stables and for that reason a radical new measure seems to have been introduced.
After a long meeting it would have appeared that the development of the chassis, the gearbox and the suspension will be frozen. As of the upcoming Austrian Grand Prix this will be the case, so also in the coming season no adjustments would be possible. It is a new measure of Formula 1 to reduce costs.
It was expected that there would be a tactical and political joust, because experience shows that Formula 1 teams cannot agree quickly, but according to Motorsport.com intellect has triumphed. In the meeting Ross Brawn was by the way the chairman of Liberty the big absent.
Tokens return
The plan is that in 2021 the teams will have tokens that they can use to develop elements other than the chassis, gearbox and suspension of the car. The aerodynamic development will remain free, so especially in this area the teams will have to gain ground.