F1 rule change 2017
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F1Brits_90
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i was reading the bbc article about better tyres & for 1st time in a long while that i fully agree with Bernie Ecclestone after he has backed both drivers & GPDA president Alex Wurz for stickier & higher performance tyres, that 1 of the biggest criticism of f1 racing at the moment is that its very tyre limited & annoys fans greatly when drivers are told completely opposite & to not attack/overtake to save the tyres line in china, can you imagine that in any other sport football telling striker not to score in the 1st half so he got a better chance in the last 10 mins. or alastair cook telling james anderson do you mind not getting the batsmen out because in 45 mins the stats say we've a better chance
we need to reduce dirty air & make sure the drivers are able to push on limit for 20 laps because think of the great races recently like britain, hungary are when drivers throw caution to the wind & attack
we need to reduce dirty air & make sure the drivers are able to push on limit for 20 laps because think of the great races recently like britain, hungary are when drivers throw caution to the wind & attack
Your analogy about Football and Cricket is not correct though. There is no tactical advantage in doing those things. A better analogy would be to talk about boxing. It's exactly the same as Muhammad Ali using his 'Rope a Dope' tactic against George Foreman. Ali conserved his strength in the early rounds letting Foreman swing his best shots, and once he'd sapped all his energy, Ali came back at him hard and dropped Foreman to the canvas in the 8th.
You either come out hard and put a big enough gap on your opponent in the early laps or you hold back, stay in touch and then hit him at the end when his tyres are gone. (well that's the theory anyway).
While I think that the tyres have become a little too sensitive, we've had rock hard durable tyres in the past and I don't recall drivers 100% on it every lap using those either.
You either come out hard and put a big enough gap on your opponent in the early laps or you hold back, stay in touch and then hit him at the end when his tyres are gone. (well that's the theory anyway).
While I think that the tyres have become a little too sensitive, we've had rock hard durable tyres in the past and I don't recall drivers 100% on it every lap using those either.
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Sticky tyres do not enhance the sport's entertainment. If you think:
- F1 is for driver over car, for the best of the best. Well, we need to test their skill driving on worn tyres then.
- F1 is about balls-out, aggressive driving. Senna in Monaco in 1988. There is no balls-out driving when grip is perfect - and Red Bull may well be nearly there.
- F1 is about strategy. Then there needs to be variables. Refuelling is shit, so tyres it is.
- F1 is about racing. Sticky tyres = more grip = less variation in strategy = less potential differences between cars out on the track = zero actual racing.
rufus_mcdufus
Champion Elect
FIA will propose closed cockpits for 2017 at tomorrow's technical meeting. The 'halo' idea appears to be the preferred option.
Analysis: FIA wants closed cockpit plan ready for 2017
Analysis: FIA wants closed cockpit plan ready for 2017
Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.
How can a halo be a closed cockpit when it isn't closed. It's an ugly and ineffective idea.
The only thing that offers true protection is a fully enclosed cockpit. Anything else is pointless.
The only thing that offers true protection is a fully enclosed cockpit. Anything else is pointless.
Plexiglass would of saved Massa from a near death accident with that spring hitting his head. The halo wouldn't.
So we have two incidents in how many years (20?) where one cockpit type would have avoided an injury and one wouldn't. If we are going down this road, enclosed wheels would prevent cars from tangling and flipping them over or firing them in to the air. There doesn't seem to be much of a push for that although there have been far more incidents of that kind over the last few years.
I just can't wait for the first car to flip over. I'd need to give it a good look but I'd bet good money that this idea (either closed cockpit or halo) would have been more of a danger to drivers jammed in flipped cars than it would save in other accidents.
Why are they having a meeting in an airport? Are they just going to meet up in Wagamamas and decide how to fix F1 over some crispy squid and saké !!!!
F1 news: Analysis: Why Formula 1 2017 rules meeting will be fraught
F1 news: Analysis: Why Formula 1 2017 rules meeting will be fraught
If, and only if, no-one gets trapped in them.
And presuming that if a spring hits them, that won't hinder visibility by damaging the 'glass.'
Those tiny little all glass (or more likely plastic) cockpits would also look a nightmare to keep clear in the wet.
Whilst I'm on a roll moaning about things to do with safety, there must be more accidents as a result of bits of carbon fibre left on the track causing punctures than anything else. Why don't the FIA insist that the front wings (at least) are made of metal so that this problem is avoided?
Or better still, paper mache, no danger whatsoever and downforce reduced at the same time.
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