Force India dont believe unanimous agreement will be found in order to delay the impeding ban on FRIC (front to rear inter-connected) suspension.
Otmar Szafnauer, Force India’s chief operating officer, believes a fully-developed system – like that being run by Mercedes – could give an advantage of over half a second per lap. He therefore believes that smallers teams which aren’t running it or have a simplified version will back the immediate ban as it could see them take a step closer to their rivals.
“It can make a significant difference, it can be half a second a lap if not more depending on if you’ve developed the entire car around it over the winter and in the wind tunnel,” he said. “If that’s the case it can make a significant difference.