Rear wings will not make Formula One 'artificial' - Martin Whitmarsh
The Formula One teams are determined to make the new adjustable rear wing a big success. Its introduction in the sport is being considered as a huge leap towards making the series more exciting than ever before. The teams are adamant not to let it fail,
despite of all the concerns raised for its impact on racing.
The McLaren team Principal Martin Whitmarsh, believes that the rules relating to the use of adjustable wings have been smartly tailored by FIA and all the teams have shown full commitment over its implementation, making it a valuable addition to the series.
He assured that the wings will only be utilised for providing a boost to the cars, in the highest ranked auto series of the world.
Earlier this month some of the very prominent players in the sport like, Red Bull Racing's chief designer, Adrian Newey and Ferrari’s team principal, Stefano Domenicali raised their voice in concern for the wings. They believe that the wings can make the
sport become very 'artificial.' However, Whitmarsh assured that the positives of the adjustable wings are far greater than the negatives.
While talking to the media earlier today he stated, “All cars are difficult in close racing to overtake. In F1 it is accentuated because of the professionalism of the teams, and the quality of the drivers, so it is even more difficult. Overtaking in most
categories is a consequence of a mistake by the guy in front - and mistakes are less common in F1.”
He said that teams must accept it as a challenge and in case the technology is unsuccessful, it can always be altered. The Briton added that its actual essence will only be witnessed when combined with KERS. Moreover, he explained that the driver’s role
must not be overlooked in its success. Every driver will be using it the wings in his own way, just like every team will be designing it in a different manner.
He concluded saying, "The key is juggling it and adjusting it so that it makes overtaking possible, but not too easy. If it is so easy that you want to be second going into the last lap, then that becomes overly manufactured. The difficulty of overtaking
is overstated. What difficult overtaking does mean is that when somebody does it, it is truly memorably. If racing becomes too much like a NASCAR slip streamer, it's going to lose some appeal to me."
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