F1 - 2019 Season

Posted by: Mike-B on 15 December 2018

So here we go with 2019.

Bad news first for UK only: C4 & Sky have gone into a collaborative deal which means that Free to Air TV remains on C4 but is only "highlights" for all the races, with just the one exception of the British GP. Sky have all the races live on Sky Sports F1 channel.

Changes to some of the more "interesting" spec's & regulations for 2019 are; Simplified wing configurations with the aim of reducing front wing sensitivity in turbulent air & minimising the difficulty of following another car closely, also associated with the wing changes are simplified brake duct & bargeboards. One other change that affects race performance is fuel allowance is increased to allow races to be run at full power at all times.

Posted on: 15 December 2018 by JamieWednesday

My ‘man at Merc’ had one day to celebrate the double, then it was back to work on the 2019 car they’ve been designing all year!

Lots of pressure to not lose any ground to the competition in a world of bigger unknowns than they’ve had for a while.

Posted on: 15 December 2018 by Mike-B

I'm reading that the predicted improvement in racing with the new wing(s) config in 2019 - close following & better overtaking - are not giving the expected results in testing. Ferrari tested the front wing during practice at Abu Dhabi & other teams testing indicate that its does not meet expectations, forecasting only a small, maybe no effect.

Oh well, we shall see when pre-season testing kicks off, but maybe better to wait until the racing starts.