"I think the cars look fantastic, the tires look fantastic, the wider wheels, the wider body and the wider chassis," Hamilton said. Wider means faster, since the added width on tires and wings increases the car's grip to the track and lets drivers hit higher speeds while veering through curves. And those faster corners translate into added stress in the form of G-force pummeling drivers' bodies lap after lap, turn after turn. It should take the drivers physically to their absolute limits. Wider cars that take up more track could hinder overtaking, and leave F1 with the nagging problem of boring races of the best cars speeding away from the pack.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2017 09:45 UTC