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McLaren boss Zak Brown has called for Formula 1 teams to be given more technical freedom now the series operates under a cost cap. Introduced for the 2021 campaign, teams are now limited in the amount of money they can spend in a season on car development, although there are some exceptions to it including the top three salary earners in each squad. In 2021, teams were allowed to spend $145 million, with the limit gradually being reduced year on year, with $140 million the limit in 2022 – although this was raised by 3.1% to allow for global inflation and spiking of energy costs. However, now the cap is firmly in place, McLaren's Brown would like to see the technical rulebook relaxed to give teams more "innovation." Brown calls for rule changes "If you've got a cost cap, then there should actually be some more technical freedom within the cost cap," Brown ...

The 2023 Formula 1 season will see the introduction of several changes to the technical regulations. Among other tweaks, the focus of the new regulations has mainly been on the floor, in an attempt to totally eliminate or drastically reducing porpoising. Raised floor edges The outer edge of the floor in front of the rear wheels must be raised by 15 millimetres. Alongside this change, tests have been introduced to measure the vertical bending of the edges. In 2022 a deflection of 8 millimetres downwards and 12 millimetres upwards was allowed, whereas in 2023 the maximum deflection will be limited to only five millimetres in both directions (upwards and downwards). By introducing these new limits, the FIA seeks to make it more difficult to use the lateral edges to create a physical seal with the ground. More sensors to measure vertical accelerations Since the 2022 Belgian GP, ​​sensors have been introduced to measure the vertical accelerations of the cars. In 2023, the meas...