Paddy Lowe: Teams tried to stop Formula 1 2019 rules loopholes

Williams technical chief Paddy Lowe has said that Formula 1 teams have made a joint effort to ensure the 2019 aerodynamic rules do not leave any loopholes that can be exploited.

In an attempt to increase the number of overtakes in Formula 1, Liberty Media has said that this year the cars will be changed to make them less aerodynamically sensitive when they are following each other. 

In previous years, rule changes have allowed some teams to gain an advantage by pouncing on ambiguities - most famously with the double diffuser concept that championship winner Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams deployed in 2009.

Lowe feels it is unlikely there will be a repeat of that scenario 10 years on.

"The teams have been quite ready and open, at least some of them, to put stuff on the table that's then been heavily constrained," Lowe told Autosport.

"The regulations are very restrictive. I hope it's the case for everybody else, but we're struggling to find a lot of performance out of these front wings.

"I think generally the teams are of a mindset that they want clarity, and not to have a lot of arguments when we turn up in Australia over poorly defined aspects of the regs.

"With that spirit, everybody has been quite enthusiastic to define things in more and more specific details so everybody knows what they're working with."

Fans will hope that there will be more overtaking this season and maybe these rule changes will provide this extra entertainment.