Robert Kubica: “Would never have abolished the refueling stop”

(Motorsport-Total.com) – The Formula 1 rules for the season (*********************************************************) Paddock, still hotly debated at Liberty Media and the World Automobile Federation (FIA). Those responsible are weighing various options to improve racing in the premier class. Refueling has become a topic again in the course of discussions

For the teams would return at the Refueling stops – are prohibited since In the first season, costs of one million euros are estimated. In the following championships, the operating costs should be around (*****************************************************************************************) Euro per year. While the teams are skeptical, riders like Robert Kubica argue for the return of refueling.

“As a racer, I would not have stopped refueling,” says the Williams driver. “Of course, as always, there are different ways of looking at things – from a driver's point of view refueling can only be positive, which would make the cars lighter, which would put less strain on the tires.”

Strategies Will Provide Action He also believes that the teams would better handle the tires with lighter cars – the drivers could start with less fuel in the race.

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He says: “At the moment the tires are showing when you need to pit, the strategies are pretty obvious right now, if someone undercuts you, you'll be in the pits one lap later . “

With the option to refuel in the race, the strategies would come back into focus. Teams have a chance to make the difference with a stroke of genius: “If you have different amounts of fuel, it mixes the cars better, it's simply an additional factor that can affect racing – in a positive way.”

Perez for lighter cars

Whether over The material or sprint volume, Perez also sees an advantage in making the Formula 1 cars lighter: “That would be great for the race, but I do not think it will make a big difference in the field performance differences.”

Nevertheless, the Racing Point driver wants lighter cars in the future. However, the Mexican does not want to concentrate on the technical details: “The fans do not care if it's five or 100 Kilogram at the start of the race, they just want to see close competition. “

Perez recalls the season 2019, in which there were eight different winners. “At that time, the competition in the series was really tight,” said the Formula 1 veteran since the season 2012 starts in the premier class. “That should be the goal of Formula One!”