New rules will boost overtaking

Honda team principal Ross Brawn says the new rules for 2009 which include slick tires, banning tire warmers and significant aerodynamic changes will allow for a lot more overtaking in F1.

"The cars will have a lot less downforce than they do now so it's definitely going to go back the other way," Brawn was quoted as saying by Autosport. "The feeling is if we can have a higher ratio of tire and mechanical grip and a lower ratio of aero grip then intuitively you think that would be much better for one car to follow another."

"The tire of car we're trying to have should mean that cars can follow each other easier," he added. "There are a lot of reasons why it should be better, but whether there's a second or third effect we haven't anticipated we'll have to wait and see."