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From itv-f1.com:
Formula 1 drivers will be restricted to one engine per race weekend from 2004, it has been agreed.
The measure, which is designed to cut costs, was given the go-ahead by a meeting of the World Motorsport Council in Paris on Wednesday.
Under the terms of the ruling, any driver who has to have their engine changed over a three-day race weekend will be moved 10 places down the grid.
McLaren and Williams had been vehemently opposed to the move, arguing that it would increase costs rather than reduce them. They predicted that teams would spend small fortunes rebuilding their engines at the end of each day’s running.
In order to counteract this, the FIA have ruled that a rebuild counts as a change. Use of the spare car will count as use of an additional engine.
FIA president Max Mosley had wanted the changes to come into force next season. However, the measures have been delayed a year because some manufacturers argued that they were already too well advanced with their engine designs for 2003.
Speaking in Sepang at the weekend, Williams technical director Patrick Head accused Mosley of going back on his word. He said the FIA supremo had promised not to change F1’s engine regulations until 2007.
The council also decided that Formula 1’s chassis regulations will not change until 2005 at the earliest.
This move should also result in a more level playing field. The better-funded teams tend to stretch away when the regulations are changed as they are able to pour more money into research and development.
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So, what do you think? Moving 10 places down the grid seems a bit harsh, but then it would make the racing more exciting to watch, especially if some big names were starting in the mid-field.
Formula 1 drivers will be restricted to one engine per race weekend from 2004, it has been agreed.
The measure, which is designed to cut costs, was given the go-ahead by a meeting of the World Motorsport Council in Paris on Wednesday.
Under the terms of the ruling, any driver who has to have their engine changed over a three-day race weekend will be moved 10 places down the grid.
McLaren and Williams had been vehemently opposed to the move, arguing that it would increase costs rather than reduce them. They predicted that teams would spend small fortunes rebuilding their engines at the end of each day’s running.
In order to counteract this, the FIA have ruled that a rebuild counts as a change. Use of the spare car will count as use of an additional engine.
FIA president Max Mosley had wanted the changes to come into force next season. However, the measures have been delayed a year because some manufacturers argued that they were already too well advanced with their engine designs for 2003.
Speaking in Sepang at the weekend, Williams technical director Patrick Head accused Mosley of going back on his word. He said the FIA supremo had promised not to change F1’s engine regulations until 2007.
The council also decided that Formula 1’s chassis regulations will not change until 2005 at the earliest.
This move should also result in a more level playing field. The better-funded teams tend to stretch away when the regulations are changed as they are able to pour more money into research and development.
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So, what do you think? Moving 10 places down the grid seems a bit harsh, but then it would make the racing more exciting to watch, especially if some big names were starting in the mid-field.
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I really wish I had Sky Digital now.
i know the maylasian coverage on ITV was rubbish. we hardly saw anything. for example right at the end when Button was slowing down and schuey was catching him the cameras were watching ralf tour round the circuit celebrating. i mean come on that producer must have been asleep half of the race the amount of action we missed
He's not above the law, especially as they know he will actually be able to make up the majority of the places he loses. On average teams like Minardi will qualify higher while teams like Ferrari will qualify lower. It will create more action but will we actually see it. The cameras missed Raikkonen's charge in Australia and Montoya and M. Schumachers recovery in Malaysia.
Your Honour wrote:
> You heard about the new rule they've brought in?
Any dangerous driving will
> result in the driver being moved 10 places down the grid for the next
> race.
This is what I was thinking of.
> You heard about the new rule they've brought in?
Any dangerous driving will
> result in the driver being moved 10 places down the grid for the next
> race.
This is what I was thinking of.
You heard about the new rule they've brought in?
Any dangerous driving will result in the driver being moved 10 places down the grid for the next race.
Looks like we may see M. Schu starting from the midfield quite often...
Well, that was if all the organisers didn't kiss his and Ferrari's a**e.
Any dangerous driving will result in the driver being moved 10 places down the grid for the next race.
Looks like we may see M. Schu starting from the midfield quite often...
Well, that was if all the organisers didn't kiss his and Ferrari's a**e.
Ben Hodgetts wrote:
> maybe we'll get a Minardi 1-2 on the front row. Now that would be something
Like they won't be the first ones to blow an engine?! ;-)
> maybe we'll get a Minardi 1-2 on the front row. Now that would be something
Like they won't be the first ones to blow an engine?! ;-)
It's gonna completely mess up qualifying.
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