F1’s super-stiff ground effect cars ‘not great’, says Allison

As part of an effort by grand prix racing’s chiefs to improve overtaking, F1 switched to a ground effect rules concept from the start of the 2022 season. 

But the nature of the cars means that they produce their peak downforce close to the ground – which forces teams to have to run them as low as possible, and with super stiff suspension settings. 

This has left teams boxed into a corner with hard-to-manage set-ups and means drivers are…