Latifi confirms F1 visibility issue with this year's new cars
Feb.17 - Nicholas Latifi has confirmed that driver visibility has taken a step backwards for 2022.
Fellow F1 driver Lando Norris said this week that the cockpit view is "different" this year due to the larger wheels and nearby bodywork fairings.
"That could become a problem on circuits like Monaco or Singapore," he said.
Latifi got his first real taste of life at the wheel of his newly-revealed 2022 Williams this week at Silverstone.
"The track was wet and obviously I didn't want to take any unnecessary risks," said the Canadian. "So I didn't learn much from these first laps.
"But like the other drivers who have had the chance to drive so far, I was able to notice that the visibility is a little reduced because of the bigger wheels," Latifi told La Presse.
"It's not easy, but it's something we'll have to get used to. With time we'll know how far we can go.
"The sensations at the wheel also seem to be different due to the new aerodynamic parameters, but it was still only seven laps on a wet track," he insisted.
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I'm sure everyone will be fine eventually.
Again, get the kids a booster seat. Or, here's a novel idea, stop building bloody tanks.
Woke up this morning and thought, why did pirelli say , its gotta be 18inch rims, not 13, why not 15.5 split the difference,
Heres one reason
Not looking dated is also important for Formula 1. For Mario Isola, Pirelli Motorsport's head of F1 and car racing, shifting to 18-inch wheels is also part of a comprehensive effort to update the sport's image.
"Why the change? I believe it’s part of the process that Liberty Media started a few years ago to give an image to Formula 1 – a more modern image," Isola said.
Get over it, get used to it, your paid big bucks to drive these cars STFUD
Those front spoilers, may as well knock them off in the pit lane
Hope he doesn't spin
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