On June 24 Ed Foster hosted an evening of discussion at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Joining him were Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds, Mercedes-Benz managing director Andy Cowell, Cosworth sales director Kirsty Andrew and Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes.

Formula 1’s current direction has come under fire from a number of directions and attempts to improve ‘the show’ have largely been met with derision from those inside the sport and the fans looking in. In this special installment of the Motor Sport podcast our panel answer the question: are F1’s new rules working?

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