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Brawn keen to get rid of shark fin engine covers in F1

Related Topics: Ross Brawn, Formula One, Brawn GP

Formula One's managing director of racing Ross Brawn wants to get rid of the unpopular shark fins and aerodynamic appendages that have emerged on the latest generation of cars.

New regulations for 2017 have offered more aerodynamic freedom for teams with the aim of reducing lap times and producing more aggressive looking cars. However, a side-effect of the new regulations have been the introduction of a number of odd-looking aerodynamic devices, most notably the shark fin engine covers which had been banned between 2011 and 2016 for aesthetic reasons.

This year's regulations have allowed the fins to return and all teams have experimented with some form of appendage on the engine cover.