In a move which would have seen Ross Brawn, in a previous incarnation, go apoplectic, teams are to reveal their latest upgrades to media and thereby fans on GP Fridays.

At what is being described as an 'open session' on Friday mornings, the media will be invited to see the latest upgrades each team is running.

This follows on from a new move in 2022 which sees the teams having to present their cars for initial scrutineering to establish a "Reference Specification" for the remainder of the weekend.

With the teams having to confirm any updates since the previous race at this stage, the sport's powers that be feel that being allowed access to the updates will be of benefit to the media and thereby the fans.

"What we're doing on a Friday is a big session for you guys to have a look at the cars and talk to the personnel," Ross Brawn told members of the media earlier this week.

"We're pushing on with initiatives to get greater engagement and a greater insight into what's happening," he continued. "So next year, on a Friday morning, the cars will be presented to you. The teams will explain the changes they've made for that weekend and they'll declare to the FIA the changes they've made.

"It will create another nuance and other interest in the sport," he enthused, "because the technical side of the sport is quite fascinating to a lot of fans."

Ignoring how Ross Brawn the technical director at Benetton, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes and, of course, Brawn, as opposed to Ross Brawn the F1 PR Man, would have reacted to having to reveal all, one has to wonder if teams are going to be quite so willing to allow full back stage access in a sport where every one-hundred thousandth of a second is vital.

What next, teams having to reveal their strategies?

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1. Posted by gearsau, 06/11/2021 2:56

"Time to " Bring Back Bernie ". He must be sitting at home in Brazil, laughing his head off."

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2. Posted by kenji, 04/11/2021 23:50

"Don't most kindergartens have a period of 'show and tell' for the kiddies? I did have a chuckle when I thought about it though. "

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3. Posted by kdxrider, 04/11/2021 13:36

"Anymore 'gimmicks' like these and that will be it for me as far as F1 is concerned. But it does sort of explain why the latest Concorde agreement only runs for 5 years this time. If I was a team owner I would be seriously re-considering competing in F1"

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4. Posted by TokyoAussie, 04/11/2021 3:25

"Everybody and his/her dog knows that half of the problems with F1 can be laid squarely on the front wings, not the lack of their publicity before being used."

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5. Posted by kenji, 04/11/2021 1:13

"I can just see a team principal sitting at a table with a ' new 'drink bottle in front of him as a demo for the latest upgrade. Upon closer examination the bottle has myriad small holes in its surface! The team principal explains that these bottles are a new development/upgrade designed for slow but consistent leakage. There is a dual purpose, firstly a reasonably quick fluid dispersal altering the power to weight ratios on a faster than normal progressive scale and secondly as serious driver deprivation of hydration driver will be forced to drive faster in order to get some liquid refreshment post chequered flag. [ sorry about that chaps ]"

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6. Posted by C5, 03/11/2021 18:45

"Sigh. The cluelessness on Planet Paddock is limitless and everything is getting dumber by the week. I'm just about to turn off and tune out of F1 at this point. It's just not worth my time.

But I can't resist pointing out that, should this actually get to be trialed, every team will instantly employ a dedicated team member, who's got an A grade from Ron Dennis' School of Vocabular Ingenuity and Derivative Oratory Application in Practical Terms, to represent the team at every instance of said conference.
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7. Posted by kenji, 03/11/2021 11:35

"'Will be invited to SEE the latest upgrades the teams are running'? Parts individually or as they are attached? What about upgraded internals? Or will it be verbalised only? Will anyone understand what they are saying and will it be in context...Surely this is some kind of joke as previously posted...."

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