Auto Racing Discussion F1, IRL, Champ Car, Nascar, WRC, BTCC, etc. Discuss recent races, results.

F1 going down the drain?

Thread Tools
 
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 05:42 AM
  #1  
S2K Type R's Avatar
Thread Starter
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 651
Likes: 5
From: Thornhill
Default F1 going down the drain?

http://www.wheels.ca/Auto%20Racing/article/782837

Some interesting facts about the CND GP.
Reply
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 06:25 AM
  #2  
ZDan's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 6,863
Likes: 125
From: Pawtucket, RI
Default

Would be fine with me for F1 to go away and come back under completely different management/direction.

Every single rules change since I started following the series in '91 has been in exactly the WRONG direction. Except for going back to slicks, but that took over ten years, to correct an idea that was exceedingly dumb in the first place!

What F1 needs, IMO:
still smaller displacement limit (1.6?), open cylinder count, open configuration (v-angle, etc.), unlimited rpm

number of wing elements reduced to one, *maybe* two elements

much smaller front wing (reduced chord and span and allowable depth/camber)

reduced chord and allowable depth/camber for the rear wing

allow limited underbody venturi tunnels!


Then the cars could RACE one another.
Yeah, I should run F1...
Reply
Old Nov 6, 2009 | 06:33 AM
  #3  
Wildncrazy's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,771
Likes: 2
Default

FOTA had the right idea and was the best placed entity to turn F1 around.

After they caved and we got more word on the changes for 2010 I removed F1 from the recorder list of my DVR. Apparently there are a lot more people like me than I ever dreamed.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ytdlite
Auto Racing Discussion
12
May 9, 2011 05:56 AM
Triple-H
Auto Racing Discussion
8
Jun 23, 2010 04:30 AM
Triple-H
Auto Racing Discussion
0
Mar 11, 2009 04:50 AM
Birel186
Auto Racing Discussion
31
Jan 21, 2009 05:18 PM
bigfecker
Car Talk - Non S2000
13
Jan 16, 2009 12:26 PM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:15 AM.