GP Racing Magazine December 2015 Zurück Ausgabe

THE F1 2017 REVEALED
F1 regs are set to change for 2017, making cars faster than ever. We reveal how these mean machines will look. It’s all Max Verstappen’s fault:
the way that spindly-but-brilliant rookie, 17 on his debut, has made F1 look so easy. Is it right that anyone so young is able to perform with such aplomb at motorsport’s highest level? Since the start of 2014, digital-age F1, with quieter, hybrid powerplants, may well have required both manual and mental dexterity, but does it demand enough resolve? Are the cars spectacular enough? Do they ask drivers to venture far enough into the unknown? Do they thrill? Are they breathtaking, or are they merely magnificent monuments to engineering excellence that have forgotten their mission to entertain in what is still, yes, a sport?