Quote Originally Posted by 7om View Post
Why are they so far off the 2020 pace?
This was supposed to be the new spec era, with slim profile tyres, but COVID.

So they delayed it for a year. But there were concerns that teams would keep getting more and more grip from maximising the 2020 cars, putting a bigger load on the tyres than designed for(Pirelli didn't have a new spec lined up for this season on old spec). So these are essentially 2020 cars with a bit of downforce purposefully removed.