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Todt: 'Hidden simulation' bad for F1

FIA president Jean Todt believes that too much 'hidden simulation' is a bad thing for Formula One. The heavy reliance on simulators due to testing bans has resulted in the majority of development being hidden away behind closed doors. Todt admitted that the use of simulators instead of in-season testing or private testing has negatively affected the sport and that F1 might have gone too far in the wrong direction in efforts to save costs. “Things are changing, sometimes for the good, sometimes less good,” he told Sky Sports. “I feel that cars are too reliable. I feel (there’s) too much happening that you don’t see. Simulation, drivers simulating race circuit...
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