Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry S
I much prefer the original Chris Lambden F5000 to this latest design.
|
Unfortunately the FT5000 had a 2010-spec (i.e., meets 2010 F1 crash tests) tub, which was fine until 2017 as GP2 still raced a 2010-spec tub too --- but sadly in
2018 onwards, a halo is now rather the must have thing and there is no getting out of having one (at least if you want to be FIA sanctioned). Formula 1 with halo, Formula 2 (GP2) with halo, Formula 3 with halo, Formula E with halo -- a halo for everybody. Such is progress...
Simply delaying for one year has made it untenable (as a halo-sceptic for instance) to say "oops, already built the cars, no halo for us"!
Sadly, only pre-existing FIA classes can mount a reasonable argument to persevere with non-halo designs...