ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Formula One cars are set to lose their prominent engine cover 'shark fins' next season after McLaren failed to back other teams hoping to retain them. "In usual fashion we left the meeting and things changed," Horner told reporters at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, blaming McLaren executive director Zak Brown, who had wanted his car's rear wing to be more visible. The rear wing, he said, was an important part of a team's real estate when it came to sponsors. "We’ve got bargeboards and aerodynamic devices blocking the chassis side and we’ve got this big engine fin that blocks the rear wing. The fins, emanating from the airbox above the driver's head, were introduced this season and caused an immediate controversy.

Source: The Star November 24, 2017 18:56 UTC