Williams performance chief Rob Smedley has warned fans not to expect anything different when new rules regarding starts and radio communication are introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix.
It was agreed during a Strategy Group meeting that driver aids should be relaxed in 2016, though one change that will be introduced this season is forcing drivers to conduct manual starts.
In addition to that, stricter radio communication will also be implemented, limiting conversation between driver and team primarily to safety warnings.
Smedley, who saw both his cars leapfrog the Mercedes duo at the British GP last weekend, doesn’t expect the rule change will lead to such unpredictable starts becoming more common.
“I wouldn’t have thought it will have a big effect, no,” he is quoted by Motorsport. “The biggest thing people will do is it could mean they get it horribly wrong.
“I don’t think in the end it is going to make in the performance of the start a difference at all.
“Everybody’s performance may be downgraded slightly, as we won’t have the perfect clutch settings, but as an average it won’t make a big difference.”
Further driver aid restrictions will come into force at the start of the 2016 season.
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