Kevin Magnussen has argued against Formula 1 cutting downforce from the cars in 2021.
Motorsport director Ross Brawn is currently in the process of developing a new design for two years time which will see a radical change in how the cars produce their downforce.
Much of the focus though has been on how they’ll allow for closer racing rather than their actual performance, and there’s also been talk about whether the current cars are too easy to drive because of the amount of grip they have.
The Haas driver, however, believes the argument for slower cars is based on some drivers own preferences.
“Those drivers that want to have less downforce, it’s because they can’t drive these fast cars,” Magnussen told RaceFans.
“They want to go back to what they were good at but that’s their own thing – nobody wants slower cars. I think we could have more horsepower because we’ve got so much grip it’s unbelievable.
“But driving these cars is just phenomenal, there’s nothing better in the world.”
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It was thought changes to the front and rear wings for 2019 would slow down lap times at least by a second or so, but instead, lap records at most tracks have continued to be broken.
Also, since the current designs were introduced in 2017, the gap between F1 and F2 has grown much bigger compared to the previous generation.
“It’s absolutely fantastic driving these cars when you’ve got low fuel and new tyres it’s just incredible,” Magnussen continued.
“And if we could have that, with more horsepower and the ability to follow a bit better then I think it would be great.”