F1’s new rules will cut gap between front and back in half – FIA

F1 is embarking on an all-new rules era this season with ground-effect cars aimed at making the racing closer and levelling the playing field much more between teams.

While it is too early to know if the spectacle will be better, F1’s chiefs are more optimistic that the overall package of regulations – which include a budget cap and an aero development handicap system – will result in much closer competition.

And with there being around a three-second difference between…