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Old 14 Oct 2011, 06:04 (Ref:2970842)   #1502
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henk4 should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridhenk4 should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
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Originally Posted by FĂ©lix View Post
But using only that criteria brings another issue: diesel is inherently more efficient than petrol by a few percentage points. It revs slower, the burns more efficiently... diesels would still have a decisive advantage, but this time because of the very philosophy of the rules as opposed to the current situation where the restrictor/boost tables are meant to make different engine types equal.
This aspect has already been taken care of in the current regulations. Diesels have a smaller fuel tank just because of this, and next year there will be another reduction.
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