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- GTP_Famine
No, you're right... That was the plan. They wanted to slow the cars down in corners - grooves mean less rubber on track, so less grip. It came about at the same time they started bolting planks of wood under the cars - if the teams countered it by running very, very high downforce, the board wore too much.
But when the season started, they were all running 0.5s a lap quicker than the old cars anyway...
But when the season started, they were all running 0.5s a lap quicker than the old cars anyway...