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F1 cars, upgrades + 'copycats' - Your Questions Answered by Will Buxton + Bernie Collins

F1 Explains

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The Importance of Teamwork

The grid is full of photographers, and at least 10 belong to a team. Teams are trying to bring in more restrictions on that sort of copying but it won't go away. Every team employs a spy photographer who's there shooting the cars from all angles. You can't just slap a Red Bull front wing on a Williams because every single part of the aerodynamics of that Williams is made to work with the Williams front wing. But as Bernie says, you can't just mix ingredients, but you can take influence. And I believe from their diffuser is actually on how they're influencing other teams in F1.

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