Adrian Newey recalls the example of 2009

The 2017 season will see the arrival of new single-seaters designed by the teams' technical teams for several months. A significant regulatory change which could redistribute the cards and partly modify the hierarchy of the starting grid.

Adrian Newey, star engineer of Red Bull Racing, remains of this opinion and also recalls the 2009 episode, where the favorites of the time did not find the right formula. “In general, larger teams, which have greater resources, read changes better, explains Newey on Sky Sports.

But when we had the big regulatory change in 2009, that wasn't the case. It was Brawn and ourselves who read the rules correctly, and big teams like Ferrari et McLaren were in a bit of trouble. »

Generally to its advantage during regulatory changes as Daniel Ricciardo recently recalled, Red Bull Racing could thus take advantage of the situation to get closer to first place and fight with Mercedes, who should remain favorite in her own succession.