Should F1 cockpits be stock? "They currently benefit smaller drivers"

Williams rookie George Russell thinks cockpits should be standardised across Formula 1, as the Brit thinks having no minimum dimensions to the cockpit benefits smaller drivers on the grid.

Russell, who is 6'1" (1.85m), is one of the tallest drivers on the grid, and thinks he's at a disadvantage because of it. Smaller drivers who take up less space in the cockpit can use the extra space for other purposes. For car designers, space is everything.

"There are benefits if you’re a smaller driver," he explained to F1i.

"[Car designers can] cram everything tighter so you’ve got more room to do whatever you want. You can bring the radiators closer in. It’s a never-ending story."

Coming from the junior racing classes like Formula 2, Russell knows the rules are different there.

“I know in Formula 2 and Formula 3 they’ve just got a standard size to fit a driver of 192 centimetres [6'3"].