Technical 2014 Technical Regulations

[Blog Zbod]

Scarb's drawing differs considerably with this depiction, which Ferrari themselves included in the unveiling's press packet.

Something isn't adding up.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Some more rule tweaks for 2014 & 2015 ... including a ban on tyre warmers in 2015.
http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/01/23/fia-confirms-f1-cost-cutting-is-coming-as-rules-are-fine-tuned/

 

[Fenderman]

Hmm

 

[Greenlantern101]

Rule clarifications and tweaks for 2014.

• 5 second penalties can be taken immediately before a pitstop
• Cars will no longer be permitted to stop immediately after the chequered flag to save fuel for a test sample.
• 6 joker curfews for pit crews up from 2 last year.
• Weight limit up to 691kg due to pirrellis heavier tyre
• helmets for everyone during qually

http://www.racer.com/fia-tightens-post-race-f1-fuel-rules/article/330799/

 

[Mephistopheles]

What does "5 second penalties can be taken immediately before a pitstop." mean?

 

[Mephistopheles]

There is talk of banning tyre warmers for 2015, good, bad or dangerous?

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Mephistopheles Say if you get given a 5 second penalty early in a race I presume you tell the FIA you're serving the penalty just before you change the tyres at the pit stop by simply allowing the car to sit there for the period of time, then once your 5 seconds is up you start changing the tyres.

Banning tyre warmers is stupid, they're a small cost and I doubt it will increase skill levels much to cope with it. Just more banning of technology, just what you want in F1...

 

[Mephistopheles]

I assume then that nobody is allowed to touch the car in these five seconds, not even the jack men?

 

[sushifiesta]

Banning tyre wear to save costs seems like the equivalent of telling people to unplug their phone charges to save the planet. It's just a drop in the ocean.

 

[Fenderman]

Banning tyre warmers to save costs seems like the equivalent of telling people to unplug their phone chargers to save the planet. It's just a drop in the ocean.

I do love your typo's Sushi'

I do wish they would ban tyre wear and scrap phone charges.

 

[Greenlantern101]

If the tyres didn't wear that would definitely cut costs.

 

[Fenderman]

Only if they still grip, of course ...

 

[sushifiesta]

Oh dear...

 

[Bill Boddy]

Banning tyre warmers is dangerous. It means mixing cars going at high speed with hot tyres mixing with much slower cars with cold tyres, mixing of differing speeds is always dangerous.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Don't other racing series manage just fine without tyre warmers?

 

[sushifiesta]

There's a good article from Scarb's on the nose regulations and possible interpretations here: http://scarbsf1.com/blog1/2014/01/23/f1-2014-finger-noses/

It's interesting that a McLaren 2012 style nose could be legal:

 

[Mezzer]

Can somebody remind me, is the abomination that is DRS now gone? Thx

 

[sushifiesta]

No.

 

[Incubus]

Don't other racing series manage just fine without tyre warmers?

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More to the point didn't F1 manage OK before tyre-warmers even existed in motor racing?

A ban on tyre-warmers would probably make very little difference anyway. As we saw last year with the introduction of infra-red TV cameras their benefit is so small as to be negligible.
The tyre loses temperature very quickly once the car exits the box and heats up again at the next heavy braking or fast curve section.

 

[sushifiesta]

People managed just fine before cars were invented. Why don't we just have a running race?