By GMM

Honda team principal Ross Brawn believes next year's sweeping regulation changes should lead to more overtaking during races.

All formula one teams are already hard at work in preparation for the rule changes, including the drastic reduction of downforce and the return of slick tyres.

"The feeling is that if we can have a higher ratio of tyre/mechanical grip and a lower ratio of aero grip then intuitively you think that would be much better for one car to follow another," the Briton is quoted as saying by the Telegraph.

Currently, one of the loudest complaints by grand prix drivers is that the aerodynamic setup of today's cars makes it too difficult to closely follow his competitor in so-called 'dirty air'.

Brawn added: "The type of car we're trying to have should mean the cars can follow each other.

"And we have an adjustable front wing so when a driver gets behind another front wing, he can adjust the car so he doesn't lose the aero balance in the corner," he said.