End of F1?

Post by **pete** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:54 pm

F1 to freeze engine development clicky.

Errrm what? OK then, stop developing the cars, that makes sense...

Pete

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:27 am

Old news really - it has been on the cards for a while, its just that the FIA have ratified it. I have mixed feeeling about it. While F1 has always been the pinnacle of motorsport technology, in recent years all that technology has got in the way of decent racing, and F1 technology has become less and less relevant to road cars. The standard ECU/traction control ban for next year is a major step in the right direction, but I would like to see a return to fat slicks, at least 50% reduction in downforce, steel brakes, and manual gearshifts. Pretty much like a US Champ car in fact. Less techy appeal but vastly better racing, and as I have said before, it would really sort out the Masas from the Kimis

Mark

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:44 pm

I see its ground Hog day with Alonso going to Renault.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 136498.stm

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:20 pm

Must be a struggle managing on only £25million a year.

tut

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:01 pm

They could have signed me, I would have done it for a mere 20 million.

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:53 pm

kenny wrote:They could have signed me, I would have done it for a mere 20 million.

Yeah - but the width of the required chassis would have counted as two entries

pot

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:04 pm

oohhh ehhhh Vicar.......

tut

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:28 pm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 021312.ece

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/vot ... f-fia.html

F1 is a bit of a mess, time for a rethink and personel change