F1 to adopt knockout qualifying system
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-25 08:56

"It is intended that the CDG wing, together with wider wheels and slick tyres, will form part of the 2008 FIA Formula One technical regulations," the FIA said in a statement.

"With the support and collaboration of the teams it may be possible to introduce these changes as early as 2007."

The idea is to allow cars to run closer together without performance loss, with the wings creating a wake that gives a following car more downforce and reduced drag.

"This new research is important for the future of Formula One," said FIA president Max Mosley. "By introducing the CDG wing we can give motor sport fans exactly what they have asked for, wheel-to-wheel racing with much more overtaking."

A recent survey commissioned by the FIA found that 94 percent of the viewing public wanted to see more overtaking.