Like the teams, it is very hard to predict who will benefit and who might suffer, especially out of a grid of 20 drivers.
However here is a small guide to a few of the skills that the drivers will need this season and a few examples
Next year, F1 will almost be like a new Formula for the drivers.
They will have to get used to cars with less aero grip.
They have got to adapt to the new slick tyres.
Then there will be more emphasis on race craft than there has been in the last few seasons.
The drivers will also have to try and figure out the best way of using KERs to their advantage in order to pass drivers. When and where do they press the button?
So which drivers will these new rules suit best?
The slick tyres will give drivers more grip and, therefore, more confidence to take risks in corners.
They will be able to brake later into corners due to the extra mechanical grip. I expect the new slicks to be made quite hard by Bridgestone, as the FIA will want to lap times as under control as possible.
This means means their softest tyres may not be as soft as the name suggests.
Therefore, I think tyre graining and looking after the tyres will become less important next season. Hard tyres are easier to look after than soft ones.
With the current Bridgestone tyres, you can’t be too aggressive as that is not how to get the most speed out of them. Also they grain very easily.
Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, and Robert Kubica struggled at times in 2007 due to having to use these tyres.
Kubica seemed to have found a way around the problem and adapted his driving this season with great success.
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