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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 15:11:58 GMT
Just a what if scenario. What would we make the rules to be and how would we make the resulting series more consistent and give us better racing? I'm going to think about if for a few hours and post back later.
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 1, 2019 16:11:10 GMT
Closed wheels so they can have contact.
Mechanical grip over aero grip.
A design of car that allows downforce but doesn't affect the car following.
Lower budgets, its daft that Merc have something like 1500 people working on a car that goes round a track once every few weeks
Bring back cigarette advertising - the cars were just cooler weren't they
More testing to help the lower teams
I would consider balance of power or success ballast but not sure if it has a place in F1
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 16:23:40 GMT
There's a thousand things that could be done, but my favourite is getting rid of the backseat drivers and the complicated electronics. You shouldn't have someone in Brackley being able to recalibrate Hammy's throttle pedal on the fly. Get rid of the two way radio and those 200 switches on the steering wheel and replace them with a with a little blinky light that tells the driver he needs to pit. Get rid of fuel conservation, too, it's a fucking racing car!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 17:22:31 GMT
What I find daft is worrying about race car fuel use etc but spending who knows how much fuel flying the cars around the world and putting the emissions directly into the upper atmosphere. They can have their e series whatever but race cars need engines with real engine sounds rather than the shriek of electric motors.
Regional series with one world final? More circuits, less global travel and grow the market rather than pushing the price up for a smaller market, perhaps.
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Post by scouse on Jul 2, 2019 8:27:32 GMT
Bin the Concorde agreement. The manufacturers should have no say in the rules. It's the FIA/F1's party, they should decide what goes on.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 2, 2019 8:34:54 GMT
What I find daft is worrying about race car fuel use etc but spending who knows how much fuel flying the cars around the world and putting the emissions directly into the upper atmosphere. They can have their e series whatever but race cars need engines with real engine sounds rather than the shriek of electric motors. Regional series with one world final? More circuits, less global travel and grow the market rather than pushing the price up for a smaller market, perhaps. Formula 1 has been carbon neutral since 1997 via independently verifiable carbon offset. McLaren as a team has been carbon neutral for 8 years. Bring back gear levers and clutches. No power steering and at least 2 three-point turns every race. |
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Post by Alex on Jul 2, 2019 9:05:33 GMT
I agree on the fuel saving, it has a place in endurance racing but not F1, which should be a 50 lap sprint. The idea of success ballast works better when you have a race weekend with multiple races like in touring cars but I don’t think it works when you only have one race per meeting.
The cars are far too easy to drive in comparison to previous years and the drivers don’t crash nearly as much as a result. I don’t want to see anyone hurt, or worse, so the safety features such as the halo are very much welcome. The aero has gone too far too and there really shouldn’t be a need for DRS. DRS is good at providing more overtakes but equally it makes it too easy. Landon Norris had no chance of even considering defending against the Ferrari or the Red Bull this weekend. H3 May have had the slower car so was always going to lose out but it would have been nicer to see more of a battle for position.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2019 9:40:10 GMT
Carbon offset is just kicking the tin down the road. Stop flying the cars all over the world and it becomes moot. A four/six/eight cylinder 2 to 2.5 litre engine with a fuel limit and limited engines per season. A cost cap. Reduced aero so following is easier and passing can be a more regular event. Removal of manafacturers from their influential position via rule changes. Make the award of money to teams more equitable. Much tougher rules on drive conduct. Any driver new to F1 should go through a series of tests to ensure they are ready, this should be repeated when conduct is not up to scratch. Crashjean for example would have had his license revoked as would several others. How is he still there? Limit the number of pit lane intrusions/camera crews etc. Sort out a regular team of stewards so that in race incidents are more consistent. Bring back tyre competition. Regional F1 series so more tracks can be used and prices brought down. A final race for the regional series. A single standard for all tracks, choke points are all very well for entertainment but not realistic for racing. Promote free to air coverage.
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 2, 2019 14:39:35 GMT
Formula 1 has been carbon neutral since 1997 via independently verifiable carbon offset. And pigs can fly. What about all the emissions from the transport used by spectators to get to the racetrack to watch practice, quali and the race itself, for one? |
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Post by johnc on Jul 2, 2019 14:58:13 GMT
What about all the emissions from the transport used by spectators to get to the racetrack to watch practice, quali and the race itself, for one? They could conceivably produce more CO2 if they didn't go to the GP - the wife (or husband) might force a trip to the seaside (or worse still the Mother in Law's) if said individual wasn't at the GP so that bit of the equation just has to remain a known unknown! |
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