Expect “more chaos”

Lando Norris 

World champion Lando Norris says he expects “more chaos in races” this year as a result of the new rules introduced to Formula 1.
The sport has its biggest regulation change in history, with engines, chassis, fuel and tyres all subject to new requirements.
Energy management of the battery will be a central feature, with engines that now have more of their total power output provided by the electrical hybrid elements.
Briton Norris said: “You’re going to see more chaos in races where a driver has to be a little bit more on top of all of these different situations that can happen.
“And that will happen through the whole year, I would say. There’s more emphasis on drivers’ ability to control all of these things.”
The McLaren driver said the use of the new ‘boost button’, which gives an extra burst of electrical energy, and the effect that has on the battery’s state of charge will be central to the new format of F1.
“You’ll be able to force people more in different positions and create racing potentially in better ways than you have been able to in the past,” Norris said.
“And that’s probably a better thing, a good thing.”
Norris is basing his early assessment of the cars on the ‘shakedown’ test that was held in Barcelona last week. There are two further three-day pre-season tests in Bahrain over the next two weeks, starting on February 11.
“You’ll see more yo-yoing, more moves with extra speed. But then that person might have to defend more than what you’ve seen in the past and that will create more chaos, which is great for you guys,” he added.(BBC sport)