So it has become "STABILIZED" in order to make it a competition between the drivers, rather than the manufacturers?

(S)! That would stall car development, and I always thought that was at least half of the purpose of the sport.

A question:
I recently viewed F1 (or was it just titled "1"?) where the story of the sport concerning safety of racers came out very strongly - that people should not DIE in order to become the icons of the racing world.


HOW HAVE THE TRACKS been changed in order to handle the increased speeds and other capabilities?


If we have no real tracks that can challenge the advances in motorsport technology - then how can modern racing be said to adapt to faster cars and more powerful drivetrains etc...?


The Nuremburg Ring for example. Designed by Adolph Hitler to be the premier racetrack on the planet - but as we knew racing in 1938. It is said to be the most dangerous of all


Other than perhaps the Isle of Man for sidecar racing


The most insane racing I have ever seen -



Your total aerodynamics, weight and balance, rely on your partner behind you...

And if you crash - you are likely both gone


There are no seat belts - your safety equipment is your suit and what is on your head


~ as fast as you can go, with brick walls on every side







It is a very dangerous sport


What is this craving we have for speed?

 

Just watched Top Gear with Daniel Ricciardo driving the Suzuki Liana the car that all F1 drivers use, he beat Lewis Hamilton's lap time by .7 seconds, he is the real deal too bad he is still tied to Renault/Red Bull.

 

Formula 1 is back!!!!!

 

Sad the Merc is going to run away with both championships.....

My red cars are a bit better

 

Well crap on a cracker

 

That can't be a good thing...

It begs the question:
"Does China have a Nationally Funded F1 team, and will they get the best tires while other competitors may find their rubber to be inferior?"


That may seem seriously paranoid if not downright xenophobic - but I would not put it past them.

I think I would only trust Pirelli's that were proven to be manufactured OUTSIDE of China itself (In light of the track record of many if not all chinese products in the past decade). Corporate control is one thing, quality control is something entirely else

 

I love seeing Ferrari win. I am sorry that Fernando left at just the wrong time.
F1 seems to be a mess, but I love it anyway.

This business of not allowing teams to develop their power units during the season is so damned ridiculous, it seems anti-competition. What is the purpose of that rule????
It is as if once the season starts, the dye is cast.

Sorry that Kimmi got a bad start. He can't be that much slower than Sebastion, or can he?

 

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!


US Grand Prix in a hurricane, this is going to be crazy.

 

NO F1 love not even from Tim?

 

I love it plenty! Been a long time since this thread had any activity.

Sensational race today. Lot of drivers showing moments of brilliance. Jenson Button even scored points in his McClaren Honda. Alonzo's car failed him or he would have too. Poor old Rosenberg was so crushed at being second it was a shame to see. But Hamilton, the more consistent of the Mercedes drivers sealed the deal on his THIRD world championship.

I have totally enjoyed this season. Some fans are not happy with F1 recently because it has changed so much. But to me the skill level and conditioning of the drivers is perhaps better than ever. The politics of it is as silly as ever and I do wish they would forget about the hi-bred "power units" and go to three liter V-6's or V-8' and take of the rev limit on the engines. Normally aspirated or turbo? I don't care as long as the cars are fast as lightning and less complex than this load of tech business that we don't need. I do like the limit on the fuel. No refueling means so much less fire danger in the pits which is an avoidable problem. But the limiting of engine RPM? Pointless because if you have limited fuel available, then you will want to limit power strokes per second because you will have a dry fuel cell before you get there.

But I have always loved F1, there is nothing like it. A real improvement for me and other spectators would be to have more races.

 

I agree they should loosen up the rules, that for the most part the fuel limit is all they need. With the fuel limit they'll want/need to run the small hybrids at low RPM they don't need to restrict/require anything else.

 

Yes, I just resent the hybrid formula as a distraction for racers and it drives up the costs which are already extremely high. The whole F1 industry needs to make a great show to be able to sustain itself. Like any business, simpler is better.

 

I just resent Bernie, and think he needed to go, a l o n g time ago.

Spec tires, ecu's, etc. do nothing to foster innovation.
They are just variables the organization can maintain complete control over.

Spec fuel? Perhaps from one giant tank for all teams.

 

Agree on all points. Just hope the fuel truck doesn't get a flat on the way to the track!

 

Maybe it should roll on Bridgestones instead of Pirelli's???