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Originally Posted by martyn bott
They didn't want V8's,particularly as some manufacturers had started to fit V10s to their road cars.But they didn't like the idea of running rev limited V10s either.But they were given the choice.Imagine how much power an unrestricted V10 would have now if the regs were left untouched.
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Well, they could had reached the 1000 bhp border, but we will never know. As Adam mentioned, the progress was slowing down. The most powerfull engine had around 900 bhp in 2002, but 'only' 950 bhp in 2005. That's still 550 bhp less than the turbo-engines produced in 1986.
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were also given the choice of a control tyre to control the speeds,but a certain Italian manufacturer baulked at that one.
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I still think a control tyre doens't fit by Formula 1. Formula 1 has always been a driver's championship with the most advanced open-wheel cars. The control tyre, together with regulations as the engine 'freeze', will change that.
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Probably more down to the tyres and aero than anything else.You don't suddenly start going faster by losing 200 bhp! Oh,and how much faster would they have been had they kept the other two cylinders!
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Well, the V8's significantly improved the handling. That's why drivers complained about the fact that some corners can be taken flat out now.