Barcelona Test - Day Two
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@BigBernie: Unfortunately we don't have that data but we are working on getting more reliable tyre data for the fastest laps of each driver. However, even if you have two cars on the same tyres, the age of the tyres and the fuel loads are crucial to getting a proper understanding of what's going on. Unfortunately, the teams don't tell us the fuel levels. -
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@grahamg: It's a good point. The development is minimal and the differences between the cars require close studying of photos. The counter argument is cost, of course, but I believe F1 should find a way to implement a cost cap and then free up the regulations within that spending limit.
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What I want F1 to do is what they did back in the 90s: have any engine they want, any spec, and (importantly for fans) any cylinder# they want. Also mix in different tyre makers in there, unlimited testing, and the availability to have any sponsor; F1's back in business! -
So, what's the plan for this afternoon, you ask? Well... it's #HAMmertime... #F1 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-SgyqXIUAAPpdH.jpg
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@BalazsLengyel: Technically team boss Bernie Ecclestone agreed not to run it again after Sweden, although FISA was looking for a way to ban it. The car won by 34 seconds with Niki Lauda at the wheel, which was a success in terms of design concept. But the point was that we don't see such radical designs anymore.
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What if they implemented a cost cap by turning real money into tokens? Suppliers would have to register and get paid via an internet-based system that would be cleared and administered by the FIA. Teams put their money on account with the FIA, suppliers draw it down. No one would be allowed to know how they were spending just how much of the budget was spent.
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@mfbull: It's an interesting idea, but the problem of bigger manufacturers working on projects elsewhere that could influence F1. For example, Mercedes could have part of its road car division working on F1 tech that then finds it way onto the hard drive of a member of the F1 team. The money was spent in the road car division, so wouldn't be under the same scrutiny. At least that's the excuse offered by teams, I tend to agree that some form of accounting could nail down budgets.
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@Laurence: "Good point well argued, magna." I hate to draw comparisons between NASCAR and F1, but homologation in NASCAR has made the sport all about the drivers, their personalities, and their sponsors. It gets old. Car people want to see innovation and radical ideas. When you go to a car show, do you check out the new Corolla?
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@BalazsLengyel: I'm not sure I heard that one, but presumably you mean a downforce figure that all teams can't go above? The only problem is that it's very difficult to get an exact reading on downforce. Teams have points systems but even different windtunnels give different results. Where do you measure it from? Each car has a different aero balance.
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@ McLaren_Senna The thing is, with the exception of 1 or two seasons, F1 in the 90s (and the first part of the '00s) saw season after season of single-team domination greatly assisted by loose regulations on the points you have highlighted. I appreciate the romance of opening up the regs, but I don't want to go back to the spectacle of F1 in those days...
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@DonovanFroon: I'm pretty sure it was a team decision. Rosberg could have slotted in yesterday, but he was also not fully fit due to a trapped nerve in his neck. It may also be that Rosberg does not want to strain his neck too much after a solid morning of 66 laps.
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Ferrari will supply Manor GP old engine in 2015
ESPN F1Ferrari has verbally agreed a deal to supply Manor Grand Prix with a 2014 engine so it can return to the grid this season - news from Marussia F1 -
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It looks like 2015 is shaping up to be more competitive among the teams, can the broader commercial context in F1 get solved, without a leadership change? Will that move enough baggage to get to real change (however you define that, key demographic, overall ratings, more advertisers/sponsors in f1, financial distribution among teams - all of which are key challenges) or solve nothing?
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We're going to remember the fantastic 2010 season because of the amazing racing, not because of the good looking cars (because there weren't any). But we'll always love the special cars (The fan car, six wheeler, and the gorgeous Lotuses of the seventies.) There hasn't been a good looking F1 car since 2005 when McLaren had the devil horns.
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