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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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Your Honour wrote:
> GP, how can they be wrongly judged?
Sorry, I was thinking of something else.
> GP, how can they be wrongly judged?
Sorry, I was thinking of something else.
GP, how can they be wrongly judged?
If they change an engine, they change an engine.
It takes about 45 mins, it's not as if they could do it on the quick while no one is looking...
If they change an engine, they change an engine.
It takes about 45 mins, it's not as if they could do it on the quick while no one is looking...
If they blow an engine during practice, they can replace it, but then the driver is knocked 10 places down the grid from where ever he qualifies.
Okay, I don't follow F1 any more, but I used to...
So - what happens if they blow up an engine during practice? It's certainly not unknown!
Sounds like another daft ruling to me.
So - what happens if they blow up an engine during practice? It's certainly not unknown!
Sounds like another daft ruling to me.
Only having one engine limits the amount of practise that a team can run on Fridays. 10 places is harsh and if they get wrongly judged could cause a lot of controversy.
I think an engine a day would be fairer.
I think an engine a day would be fairer.
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.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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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