09 May 2015

Teams wary of F1 rules revolution

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<b>MORE RULE CHANGES:</b> Many technical experts are against major changes to F1 power units by 2017. <i>Image: AP / Hassan Ammar</i>

BARCELONA, Spain - Formula 1 does not need to rip up the rule book and try to fix something that is not broken, team technical heads warned on Friday as the sport discusses possible changes for 2017.

Williams' head of vehicle performance, Rob Smedley, said: "I think we should leave it alone, in the main. We should perhaps think about stopping tampering with it rather than thinking we are going to create a new set of rules and that is going to fix everything

"We do have to seriously think about not changing anything...the racing is very good."

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