Author Topic: F1 season is starting again (Read 1128 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #30 on:** March 06, 2005, 09:58:51 AM »

check the results Storm7

chumi threw a fit and drove into his garage sulking

buhu my ferrari sucks!

mora · « **Reply #31 on:** March 06, 2005, 10:19:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
check the results Storm7

chumi threw a fit and drove into his garage sulking

buhu my ferrari sucks!

We will see a lot of this happening during the season. The teams are allowed to use a fresh engine in the next race if they don't finish.

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #32 on:** March 06, 2005, 10:40:27 AM »

Heh so schumi forced the williams on the grass on purpose to cause reason to quit.

mora · « **Reply #33 on:** March 06, 2005, 10:56:51 AM »

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Originally posted by Siaf__csf
Heh so schumi forced the williams on the grass on purpose to cause reason to quit.

I didn't watch the race. I don't think they need to provide a specific reason for quitting in order to change the engine.

Nilsen · « **Reply #34 on:** March 06, 2005, 11:04:13 AM »

driving off the track and getting stuck is not enough reason to get new engine... you have to retire properly to get one. heidfelt wont get a new one unless he managed to get back on the track.

I like all the new rules, it made the race more interesting imo.

mora · « **Reply #35 on:** March 06, 2005, 11:21:01 AM »

They should reduce downforce significantly and have proper slick tires. Now that the tire compound is even harder this season overtaking might be even more difficult.

-tronski- · « **Reply #36 on:** March 06, 2005, 04:36:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
driving off the track and getting stuck is not enough reason to get new engine... you have to retire properly to get one. heidfelt wont get a new one unless he managed to get back on the track.

I like all the new rules, it made the race more interesting imo.

Button and Sato both pulled into the BAR garages on the last lap....Bar can claim they retired DNF and bingo...new engines. Just as Micheal was able to get going after the accident between himself and Heidfeld and pulled straight into the Ferrari garage. It's going to be pointless if top running teams with virtually no hope of points can just DNF for new engines.

I think the new rules are pointless...no tyres and 2 race engines aren't gonna do squat imo to lower the huge amounts of costs, because the top teams still spend huge amounts (or get the tyre manufacters) to make up the speed. The new rules have only cost 1 1/2 secs to lap times, and that will be made up once teams settle in with aero changes and modifications.

The new Quals did produce a really good race, with great results for RBR, and Renault - but the weather that caused it won't be in every race. I still prefer the old Qualification set-up.

Tronsky

Nilsen · « **Reply #37 on:** March 06, 2005, 04:50:19 PM »

No matter what the starting positions was, the laptimes were closer than it has been in years, and the new rules may or may not have had a huge impact. Gonna become clearer when ferrari gets their 2005 car ready in about a month +-.

Im optimistic tho, and i feel that this is gonna be a real close season. That would benefit everybody including ferrari. At this point it would even benefit ferrari if they didnt win any titles this year.

MiloMorai · « **Reply #38 on:** March 06, 2005, 05:03:07 PM »

-tronski-,

a way around the engine change could be as NASCAR does > change an engine, go to the rear of the field, no matter what your qualifing time is.

mora,

Agree. Get rid of all those extra little wings. How did you like those antlers?

john9001 · « **Reply #39 on:** March 06, 2005, 05:38:12 PM »

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
[Ba way around the engine change could be as NASCAR does >
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you mean everybody drive the same car just change the decales?

nascar driver::" ma chevy monty carlow was runing real good"..

that race car is not a real chevy.

MiloMorai · « **Reply #40 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:12:14 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
you mean everybody drive the same car just change the decales?

nascar driver::" ma chevy monty carlow was runing real good"..

that race car is not a real chevy.

You have a reading comprehension problem? Me knows so.

wombatt · « **Reply #41 on:** March 06, 2005, 10:38:15 PM »

The whole problem with F1 is that they (FIA) are taking the sport
backwards.

It is obhorrant to "slow" down race cars.
I mean aint that some sort of contridiction?
I thought the whole Idea of F1 was to make the fastest most technical form of motor racing amd I wrong?

Let technology progress in F1 .

-tronski- · « **Reply #42 on:** March 07, 2005, 02:10:52 AM »

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
-tronski-,

a way around the engine change could be as NASCAR does > change an engine, go to the rear of the field, no matter what your qualifing time is.

mora,

Agree. Get rid of all those extra little wings. How did you like those antlers?

If you do change an engine during a race weekend, you are penalised to the back of the grid. However the loophole remains that for a failure the previous race there is no penalty. And well there shouldn't be, engines fail - thats part of the sport.

I personally don't like the new 2 race engines, and the no tyre changes rules, and I'm going to like the soon to be v8 engine rule even less

Tronsky

Nilsen · « **Reply #43 on:** March 07, 2005, 02:13:58 AM »

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Originally posted by wombatt
The whole problem with F1 is that they (FIA) are taking the sport
backwards.

It is obhorrant to "slow" down race cars.
I mean aint that some sort of contridiction?
I thought the whole Idea of F1 was to make the fastest most technical form of motor racing amd I wrong?

Let technology progress in F1 .

And you are left with maybe 3 or 4 teams that can afford to race. Do you think that would be fun?

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #44 on:** March 07, 2005, 11:26:28 AM »

They want to slow down the cars for security reasons too. Speeds are getting dangerously high even with all the regulations slowing the cars down.