At an event leading up to this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, Formula 1's Technical Director Ross Brawn showcased a concept rendering of the Formula 1 cars of 2021. Formula 1 The concept combines a series of regulatory changes planned for 2019 and those expected in 2021. Simplified front wings and raised rear wings (both widened) will arrive next season as part of an FIA plan to reduce an effect called "dirty air," wherein the turbulent wake disrupts the overcomplicated aero of the following car. This is expected to reduce overall downforce, increase drag, and also increase the effectiveness of the Drag Reduction System (DRS). Overtaking in 2019 is expected to see a dramatic increase, though the quality of overtaking could diminish—we have an idea for fixing that.<doc-sep>F1 has been working with FIA to on concept designs that 'deliver better racing and has the looks to match' Formula 1 has revealed plans to improve the quality of racing with a new car design to be introduced in 2021. F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn said the main purpose was "to produce cars that are more raceable". "I'm pretty optimistic we are going to produce some great looking cars and the are going to be able to race more closely than in the past," he said. Brawn said changes to the aerodynamics would mean cars were able to follow each other much more closely than now. F1 has been working on a new car design for about a year, the 63-year-old former Mercedes and Brawn team boss said, collaborating with governing body the FIA and the teams on alleviating the problem whereby a car behind another loses a significant amount of its performance. Brawn showed three different concept designs at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday and said the new cars in 2021 would have features from all of them. The designs had leaked a day earlier after he showed them to a group of young people interested in getting involved in engineering. "Rather naively I put up this image on the screen and all the phones came out and that was it," he said. Brawn said the central aim of the new rules was to ensure drivers could follow other cars more closely. "The primary thing we're doing is trying to reduce the amount of performance lost to a following car," Brawn said. "It is like a force field. You can't get near it, because as soon as you do you lose performance and fall back, and you see people dropping back and the loss of performance degrades the tyres more than it should do. "We can't eliminate that completely but we can reduce it, so the time differential for one car to attack another can be much less. "With the current cars, when they get to within two to three car lengths, they can lose 50% of performance, the tyres degrade more and it becomes very challenging. At the moment we have (new) designs that only lose 20% - maintain 80%." The designs have a strong family resemblance to current cars, but feature farings near the wheels to clean up the airflow. Brawn would not give further details of the aerodynamic concepts involved in reducing the effect of the wake of one car impeding the performance of one behind. He said the aim was for the FIA to produce a set of regulations by the end of next year, to ensure all teams had enough time to work on their new designs. Next year's cars will feature changes to the front wings that came out of the 2021 research. "In doing this project, we recognised there are some features that benefits come from the nature of the flow that comes off the car in front and the sensitivity of the car behind to that," Brawn said." Next year is an important barometer to see how much impact it has on the ability for the cars to follow." He said next year's cars would probably be a little slower than this year's as a result and added that the same would be true of the 2021 cars because there was a risk if development was allowed to continue the cars would become dangerously fast. "The cars are pretty impressive now but if they continue to develop at the rate they're developing there will be a need to pull it back," he said. Brawn added that no final decision had been made on the future of the controversial DRS overtaking aid.<doc-sep>F1’s managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn produced the vision for the new look grand prix car in a ‘Tech Talk’ seminar that had been put on by race organisers in Singapore on Wednesday night. Although the technical seminar took place behind closed doors, images of the concept car quickly circulated on social media. The concept comes as F1 moves to finalise an overhaul of car rules for 2021 in a bid to make grand prix racing more exciting and more attractive to fans. The mock-up of the Ferrari features several design differences to the current cars, including the 18-inch wheels that form part of the future F1 tyre tender contract. The front wings are simpler, with more aggressively sculpted endplates that extend much higher. The bodywork around the sidepods is less complicated, and the engine cover and rear wing appear to be joined. It is unclear if this is an extended DRS though, because Brawn has spoken in the past about his desire to get rid of the overtaking aid. The rear wing endplates also appear to be integrated around the rear wheel, which could be a safety move to prevent cars being launched over the top of each other in the event of a collision. It is unclear how much of the car vision will be carried forward as F1 owner Liberty Media continues to work with teams to finalise 2021 plans.<doc-sep>If you've been following Formula 1 this year, you'll know the racing has been, well, less than exciting. Right now, the cars are so reliant on clean air for downforce that they lose most of it when behind another car. That means they can't carry enough speed through the corners to pass, which means barely any passing happens during a race. Well, F1 is planning on changing that for 2021. The FIA has just released a trio of concept drawings depicting what they'd like F1's cars to look like once its new rules take effect. Aside from looking better than today's cars, they're also designed to race with each other. “When we started looking at the 2021 car, the primary objective was to enable the cars to race well together,” said Formula 1 motorsport boss Ross Brawn in a statement. “What we established early on in our research is the cars we have now are very bad in following each other." The numbers the FIA found were substantial. “Once the cars get within a few car lengths of each other, they lose 50 percent of their downforce," Brawn said. "So we set about understanding why that was and how we can improve it. I’m pleased to say we’re at about 80 percent [retained downforce]." The concepts have evolved through three stages so far. This is the first one. It shows how the halo protection device can be further integrated into the body. Formula 1 Of course, aero isn't everything. “As time has gone on, another of the primary objectives was to make great looking cars," said Brawn. "We want cars that look better than what you see in a video game, cars that kids want to have up on their walls." This is concept number two. This one’s a bit more aggressive, showing off 2021’s proposed 18-inch wheels. (Currently, F1 wheels measure just 13 inches in diameter.) Formula 1 The third concept shown here gives you an idea of how changes to the front wing will alter airflow getting to the wheels. Formula 1 Formula 1 claims it will have the framework for the 2021 car in place by the end of 2019, giving teams ample time to refine their designs before its race debut. We can't wait to see these things on track. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
3:10 F1 reveals 2021 car concepts and the sport's future look F1 reveals 2021 car concepts and the sport's future look F1 has revealed its striking concept cars for 2021 with the aim of making it easier for drivers to race each other. In a presentation at the Singapore GP, Ross Brawn said plans for the next generation of cars had evolved across three different concepts over the past 12 months with all teams engaged in providing analysis and feedback. "The aesthetics of the cars are very important and everyone agrees we want great-looking Formula 1 cars.," said Brawn. "We want cars that look better than what you see in a video game, cars that kids want to have up on their walls." Brawn, F1's managing director of motorsports, said the 2019 cars would: Lose only 20 per cent of performance when following another car, compared to a 50 per cent loss at the moment, making it easier to race and overtake Feature bigger wheels An improved halo design and integration Use ideas from all three different concepts devised so far Brawn hopes the sport can sign off the 2021 regulations by the end of next season. Lewis Hamilton, whose F1 contract with Mercedes runs to 2020, has given his early backing to the futuristic designs. Reacting to images originally posted social media, Hamilton said in an Instagram Story: "I'm def gonna [sic] be driving if cars look like this…just please bring a V12 or V10 [engine] back." What's wrong with the cars now? While Brawn said the battles between Mercedes and Ferrari over the last two seasons had helped improve the sport's spectacle, the current aerodynamic rules were still prohibitive to sufficient wheel-to-wheel racing on many circuits. "The current cars, once they get within two or three car lengths, they can lose up to 50 per cent of their performance," said Brawn. "Which is why when drivers are on the same tyres of the same age they struggle to race each other on some tracks. The future of F1? F1 have revealed how the cars might look in 2021! What do you think? 📸: F1 #SkyF1 #F1 #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/MKD7tTicIL — Sky Sports F1 🏎 (@SkySportsF1) September 14, 2018 "When you get into that position where you are two or three car lengths behind, you are losing grip and the tyres degrade more and it becomes very challenging. "So the prime purpose of the work we are doing is trying to produce cars which are more raceable. At the moment we have got designs which only lose 20 per cent, so they are at 80 per cent of their performance. "So a substantial improvement." What do YOU make of the 2021 designs? Comment below to get involved in the debate, but please adhere to our House Rules. If you wish to report any comment, simply click on the down arrow next to the offending comment and click 'Report'.