Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have warned that overtaking will only become harder in F1 with the current-gen of cars after a lacklustre Azerbaijan GP.
The new-for-2022 regulations were established specifically to improve the spectacle and increase overtaking by reducing the turbulent wake of the cars, with an emphasis on generating downforce from the floor.
Red Bull duo Verstappen and Perez proved the exception as their RB19's extremely efficient DRS device and superior top speed allowed them to breeze past Charles Leclerc'sBut even they acknowledged that overtaking has become more difficult compared to last year due to the extra downforce the teams have added to the cars. And they warn the situation will therefore only get worse if the current rules are maintained.
Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB18, overtakes Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75 for the lead at the start. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18 and Carlos Sainz, Ferrari F1-75 followVerstappen added:"Yeah, like Checo said, I think the more downforce we generate - and that, of course, will always be every year - if you keep the rules the same it will be harder to pass."
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