Romain Grosjean says the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) has highlighted four areas for Formula 1 to tackle in 2021.
Though talks are believed to be in their final stages to decide the final regulations, the drivers, led initially by Lewis Hamilton, have shown interest in adding their voice to try and ensure the changes are positive for the sport.
Last week, before the German GP, the latest meeting took place with Grosjean and Sebastian Vettel, both GPDA directors, putting forward their vision.
“We’ve got four very clear points of where we want to go,” the Haas driver told Crash.net.
“There were discussions on a few things that we thought were completely useless to us in terms of making the show better, so we just need to keep on going on those four points, and keep the pressure on, and help Formula 1 to get better.
“[The] four points we have agreed on with every driver. It’s a majority vote in the GPDA, and if 51% of the drivers say this is the direction we want to go, then this is the direction we want to go.”
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Those four areas are aerodynamics, tyres, weight and financial equality, though a new car and a budget cap have already been announced to address the first and last of those topics.
The middle two tend to go hand-in-hand with drivers pointing out that the increased weight of today’s F1 cars is putting excessive stress on the tyres.
That is why a push for refuelling to return has begun with the GPDA’s support.
“We want it, not because we think it’s great for racing but because we need to bring the weight of the car down to help Pirelli,” Grosjean explained.
“It’s a temporary fix for the car to be 70 kg lighter or 60 kg lighter and it will help the tyres which is the big weakness.
“When I started driving in 2009, they were 605 kg, now it’s 740 kg. The extra 140 kilos you can feel the car, in the low-speed corners, they’re very heavy, and at the start of the race, even more – it’s 850 or something like that and we just feel it’s too much for a Formula 1 car.
“[Refueling] is the easiest and cheapest way to bring 70 kilos off the car.
In conclusion, the Frenchman stated: “I think if you solve those four points, I’m sure the racing is going to be f**king good.”