The FIA has promised to revisit the current regulations and address 2014's unusual and rather ugly nose designs for next season.
The rule change to lower the nose tip was initially brought in this year to avoid cars launching over one another (like Mark Webber's 2010 European Grand Prix crash) and to improve driver safety in the event of a side impact.
F1's new look has caused quite a stir. The expected outcome from the FIA has failed to be met, with the likes of Toro Rosso, Force India and Caterham all going for an 'anteater' style design. Lotus went for a twin-tusk approach, whereas Ferrari and Mercedes chose a more elegant interpretation.
Some of the designs have raised questions over their safety. This is despite passing all crash tests as well as checks during pre-season testing.
The sport's governing body is satisfied that the current designs are safe enough but F1 race director Charlie Whiting admitted in Australia that tweaks will be made for next year, to get rid of the unusual solutions on the current grid.
"A lot of teams have come up with a solution which is not quite what we intended," he said.
"The [nose tip] bits are less structural than we would have liked, but the fully structural part of the noses is significantly lower than it was last year.
"I think on average it would be 200mm lower than it was last year. OK it has not worked exactly as we had hoped it might, but it will be a significant improvement over last year and it will be addressed for next year."
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F1's new look has caused quite a stir. The expected outcome from the FIA has failed to be met, with the likes of Toro Rosso, Force India and Caterham all going for an 'anteater' style design. Lotus went for a twin-tusk approach, whereas Ferrari and Mercedes chose a more elegant interpretation.
Some of the designs have raised questions over their safety. This is despite passing all crash tests as well as checks during pre-season testing.
The sport's governing body is satisfied that the current designs are safe enough but F1 race director Charlie Whiting admitted in Australia that tweaks will be made for next year, to get rid of the unusual solutions on the current grid.
"A lot of teams have come up with a solution which is not quite what we intended," he said.
"The [nose tip] bits are less structural than we would have liked, but the fully structural part of the noses is significantly lower than it was last year.
"I think on average it would be 200mm lower than it was last year. OK it has not worked exactly as we had hoped it might, but it will be a significant improvement over last year and it will be addressed for next year."
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