“There are almost 100 pages of technical regulations, which I couldn’t possibly go through. The reason for this enormous amount of rules is because the FIA WANTS absolute clarity and no LOOPHOLES for the various teams to exploit to their advantage. The technical rules are meticulously set out to the millimeter, so you can IMAGINE it being like having a piece of paper with a box drawn on it and inside that box, the designers create their racing cars.

“The main points to note from the FIA rule changes are that the overall width of the car will increase by 200mm. The FRONT wing widens by 150mm and the rear wing is lowered by 150mm. The tyres, as mentioned, will be around 25% wider, with rear width increasing to 405mm and front width to 305mm.

“That said, there are no major changes to the SPORTING regulations for 2017.”

“There are almost 100 pages of technical regulations, which I couldn’t possibly go through. The reason for this enormous amount of rules is because the FIA wants absolute clarity and no loopholes for the various teams to exploit to their advantage. The technical rules are meticulously set out to the millimeter, so you can imagine it being like having a piece of paper with a box drawn on it and inside that box, the designers create their racing cars.

“The main points to note from the FIA rule changes are that the overall width of the car will increase by 200mm. The front wing widens by 150mm and the rear wing is lowered by 150mm. The tyres, as mentioned, will be around 25% wider, with rear width increasing to 405mm and front width to 305mm.

“That said, there are no major changes to the sporting regulations for 2017.”