F1 wing trick proposal like putting lipstick on a pig
Instead, drivers will next year be able to adjust the angle – by a factor of 50mm – of the rear wings, meaning that straight-line speed can be dramatically increased when the cars are not negotiating corners.
The intriguing twist, designed exclusively to boost overtaking, is that only chasing drivers will be able to adjust their cars' wings.
A green light will shine in the cockpit when a car is close enough to the rear of his rival, thereby allowing the driver to trigger the rear wing button.
The systems will not be available to drivers during the first three laps of a race, but the wings may be triggered after a safety car period.
"Why do we need KERS now?" Red Bull team boss Christian Horner joked to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "The overtaking wings will be enough!"
[Editor's Note: Nothing like creating artificial overtaking, which has nothing to do with driver talent. Is this a sport or a circus? This proposal is analogous to putting lipstick on a pig.]