F1 banning traction control

Marko

31/03/2007 at 01:32

Aye, yer not wrong there fella!

It's only the internet.

VTRsteve

31/03/2007 at 14:45

zedpowa wrote

Wish they'd just say to the teams in motogp and f1; "right, fuck the rules do what you want lads"

i'd watch f1 then

Much as that would be a fantastic idea, some rules need to be applied in the interests of some sort of fair competition.

Take F1, I'd specify an imaginary box - x high by y wide by z long and the car must fit within that box. Then add in some specific crash tests the car must pass as they do now and leave it at that.

The only downside then is that the team with the most resources and money will always win.......

gubbs

31/03/2007 at 14:48

VTRsteve wrote

Much as that would be a fantastic idea, some rules need to be applied in the interests of some sort of fair competition.

Take F1, I'd specify an imaginary box - x high by y wide by z long and the car must fit within that box. Then add in some specific crash tests the car must pass as they do now and leave it at that.

The only downside then is that the team with the most resources and money will always win.......

As opposed to the team with the most resources and money always winnning.

Be a refreshing change.

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Mr. Dazzle

31/03/2007 at 14:51

VTRsteve wrote

Much as that would be a fantastic idea, some rules need to be applied in the interests of some sort of fair competition.

Take F1, I'd specify an imaginary box - x high by y wide by z long and the car must fit within that box. Then add in some specific crash tests the car must pass as they do now and leave it at that.

The only downside then is that the team with the most resources and money will always win.......

Fix the budget aswell then...

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Mr. Dazzle

31/03/2007 at 14:58

This is insteresting....comparison of the lap oringinally posted (Senna in 1989) and Schumacher in 1999.

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stoo

31/03/2007 at 15:15

Mr. Dazzle wrote

Fix the budget aswell then...

So the team with the best accountant wins?

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gubbs

31/03/2007 at 15:15

Amazing! Schumacher looks like he is doing 40 in a 60 and holding up the school bus.

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Dicky

31/03/2007 at 18:57

zedpowa wrote

Wish they'd just say to the teams in motogp and f1; "right, fuck the rules do what you want lads"

i'd watch f1 then

i thought they already did something like that in motogp

'right,fuck the rules and we'll do what honda wants so little danny can be world champion and if any other team questions it we'll say its for safety reasons to slow the bikes down'

ratout

31/03/2007 at 20:19

RS250-Squid wrote

And while we're at it, let's go back to playing snooker with straight-ish hazel twigs. None of this silly 100% straight laquered stuff.

RS250-Squid wrote

Wanna buy a football?
100% natural pig's bladder?

You are missing the point, again.

It is about trying to make F1 equal for everyone.

Snooker: Both players have a 100% straight laquered snooker cue, so it relies on their skill, instead of the randomness of a hazel twig.

Football: Pigs bladder or football, the 22 players all use the same ball.

F1: At the moment the team with the most money wins, and generally has fuck all to do with skill. With all of the driver aids and technical shit on the car, there really isn't as much skill required as years ago. Ages ago I really enjoyed every second sunday, as the F1 was on, it was great and the championship was usually on the line in every race.

Now I despise watching it, it has evolved into a futile sport.

RS250-Squid

31/03/2007 at 20:22

a point welol made, but i don't see any feasible way to fix budgets without turning it into some nightmarish high school dance esque charity fund raiser type thing.

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ratout

31/03/2007 at 20:29

RS250-Squid wrote

a point welol made, but i don't see any feasible way to fix budgets without turning it into some nightmarish high school dance esque charity fund raiser type thing.

It really couldn't get any worse than it is at the moment.... its a race for the first corner and the only overtakes are at the pit stops.

There are plenty of teams that have tried to compete, but gone bust because they couldn't afford the best.

Mr. Dazzle

31/03/2007 at 20:41

ratout wrote

You are missing the point, again. It is about trying to make F1 equal for everyone.

Snooker: Both players have a 100% straight laquered snooker cue, so it relies on their skill, instead of the randomness of a hazel twig.

Football: Pigs bladder or football, the 22 players all use the same ball.

F1: At the moment the team with the most money wins, and generally has fuck all to do with skill. With all of the driver aids and technical shit on the car, there really isn't as much skill required as years ago. Ages ago I really enjoyed every second sunday, as the F1 was on, it was great and the championship was usually on the line in every race.

Now I despise watching it, it has evolved into a futile sport.

So why do they bother having a constuctors championship if it's supposed to be all down to the driver?

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