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World champion Kimi Raikkonen expects a fun season this year with Formula One's new rules outlawing traction control leading to more overtaking. Subscribe to our free RSS News Feed and get all the latest F1 news headlines as they happen. |
Other enforced changes include gearbox and driver protection innovations which mean Ferrari's F2008 car, unveiled yesterday, is heavier than last year. The weight distribution and wheelbase have also been altered from performance of the Bridgestone tyres last year while there is an almost completely new aerodynamic design. But the lack of traction control and the potential for more crashes is the biggest issue ahead of the first race in Melbourne on March 16. "Now traction control is not going to help you but for me it will be more fun," said Raikkonen. "There will be an easier chance to overtake as people will make more mistakes, The sport is dangerous anyway -it doesn't matter if you have traction control. If you think it is too dangerous you probably shouldn't be in the sport." Photographers were banned from the cars launched minimal specifications were released given last season's spy scandal where McLaren were docked all their constructor points and fined £50 million for possessing Ferrari technical information. January 7th, 2008 |
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