baZurk

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/12/sp...html?hpt=hp_c5



I've heard some ridiculous things come from CNN, but this is bad.

FurY

lol i heard about this the other day... didn't see a link to the report until now though. that's pretty bad

ZDan

Whaddya expect? Anyway, this "turbo era" isn't going to be anything like as fun as the previous one...

FurY

Agreed... next we'll be down to 4cyl, then 2cyl, etc.

I still watch F1 and enjoy it, but it hasn't been the same since all the restrictions have been in place. I long for the days of old when you can have multiple types of engines out on the track which really made things interesting and more distinctive. Tires and aero are fine and all... but I want more to make or break a race than just those 2 things which is what F1 seems to only put emphasis on anymore.

Trackforged

s2000vtecvtec

i heard F1 was boring to watch these years because each race is almost equal to time attack. it's too hard to pass another after first lab. not sure when they changed the rules to no more fuel pump at pit stop.

oh yeah, redbull supplanted ferrari as the leader of F1 few years ago. i only watch Super GT 300 & 500 now.

Mr.E.G.

Racecar engineering had an article a few years ago that discussed the above-mentioned phenomenon. Essentially, the large downforce creating aero parts would accidentally disrupt the airflow behind the following car to such an extent that the following car could never pass the lead car. Then, the leading teams started to figure this out and they began modifying their aero setups to DELIBERATELY disrupt the airflow behind them to sabotage the following car's ability to pass.

mosesbotbol

Many problems with F1 show as it is. Need to bring back refueling, need points on Qualifying, bigger engines, and more testing time. Just to start...

berny2435

I'm able to watch such little formula one I can't remember if anyone is running and or is allowed to run KERS anymore?

I wonder what the true story is about the development for KERS? Was it an idea for other applications that F1 ran with? or was the idea created out of a need to take F1 to another level?

Either way, I just hope that constructors are allowed to improve technology and contribute to significantly to science unlike Nascar.. . I'm sure Nascar has done a few things for science but not near as much as F1. Crash barriers, roll cages and safety items probably top the list all so we can see more crashes at 200mph without getting a sad face.

S2k007

There are problems in F1 but none you mentioned.

Qualifying is already quite interesting, especially the last second shoot out down to the wire on q3. Having limited passing on some circuits, qualifying ahead is already a big advantage, why would you award points on top of that? That's just widen the gap between the front runners and the rest even more.

There is talk about adding in season testing again next year.

How would bigger engines improve the show? It wouldn't. I actually welcome the new engine regs as Im excited to hear about engine development again. All we've been hearing is aero development.

As far as the lack of passing, its actually quite over blown. I dont have the numbers but theirs been really solid analysis on it and its just not true. KERS, the tires, and DRS has made passing actually quite easy (except on circuits like Monaco where passing has always been very difficult).