Austin: Sebastian Vettel warned that Formula One was going in the "wrong direction" by reverting to heavier and slower cars, as unveiled in the sport's launch of its new regulations for 2021 and beyond. Lap times for the proposed new cars are forecast to be more than three seconds greater on average than they are this season — and a step back into the past.

Vettel votes for current cars

"The cars are more spectacular now, and have been since 2017," he said referring to the introduction of the current record-breaking breed of F1 cars. "Before that, I think it was quite slow. Now, we know what these cars can do. It is more exciting." The Ferrari driver said he felt that it was not wrong to seek to make the cars faster still. "The wrong direction, in my point of view, is that the cars are so heavy which is obviously related to some of the safety measures, but I think everybody accepts that."