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Originally Posted by martyn bott
Which is wierd because the V8s actually weigh more than the V10s.
Makes you wonder why some of the teams didn't think of detuning their V10s in previous seasons.  |
It is the packaging that has led to the improvements, especially aero. The weight wasn't a big a factor. The detuning is certainly not the reason handling got better, although it may have reduced (slightly) the speed the car was reaching the corner.
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Originally Posted by mb
I don't understand this statement either.Currently the Car/Driver input ratio is about 70/30.Wouldn't it be better to try and get that reversed? Or is Bridgestone versus whoever more exciting?
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Wonderful numbers there!
There are plenty of series out there that have the same tyres etc. We don't need another one.
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We seem very keen to keep F1 cars at the top of the technology tree. But even on this forum the drivers take precedence over mere machinery.How many times have we run out of superlatives to describe the drivers,only for the paragraph to be finished off by saying "let's hope that RedBull (or whoever) give him a decent car".
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How will that change? There weren't any internet forums in those days, but there were lots of superlatives flying around at the end of, say, Jerez 1985 (result effected by tyres) and also when there was a Minardi on the front row at Phoenix in 1990.
A single tyre manufacturer means less variables and more chance of monotony.