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So the upshot of all of this is, Hugo Boss will no longer be a sponsor of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport but will instead become FE's 'official apparel partner'.
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Yes - and the FIA are bringing in a rule change that forbids anyone in F1 wearing Hugo Boss apparel!
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Stop. Another Hugo Boss post, other off topic post or any bickering and it’s a ban. We are getting bored of all the reported posts.
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As Adam has pointed out this thread has gone seriously off topic.
Just as a reminder it's title is "Future Rule Changes" lets keep the discussion centred around that going forward please. |
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I notice Pirelli are bringing in a permanent pink compound, and if I read it correctly it will be the new 'softest'. Will this coincide with any change to allocations or requirements for compound use during the race?
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as it stands, next year the engine allotments will go down to 3 engines and if i am not mistaken some components will go down to 2.
one driver has been vocal about this recently and given that we saw him fly through the field, essentially, because he didnt have to worry about conserving his engine any more i have to agree that they are pushing the restrictions (based on cost savings) way way too far. in fairness, how many teams even have to worry about money? rather they can and will have the money to spend if it directly translates into performance they can realize on track. Ferrari and Merc can afford as many engines as they want, Renault as an engine manu is probably in the same boat, RB are not far behind provided Renault can build enough, STR will have Honda/manu backing, and Mclaren seem to be willing to spend money although im not sure where its coming from. Williams and FI have tighter budgets but are most likely capable of sticking to 4 units as they did this year. Haas maybe but Sauber for sure are just going to conserve as much as possible no matter what the allotment is so for them does it really matter if the cap is set at 3 units or 20 units for them? so basically 60% of the grid can do without the cost saving in this area, 20% (or 30%) can go either way, and 10% (maybe 20%) have a self imposed budgetary limit. so whats really going on with this limit? do they love penalties that much? |
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'A final decision will be made after McLaren drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Lando Norris complete the last development test for next season's tyres at Interlagos next week, after Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.' Given the possible range of tyre options, would it make sense to mandate 2 pit-stops per race? We saw at the weekend the pace of fresh rubber late on. |
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It all gets a bit confusing when Pirelli say they want to retain the existing name/colour combinations but at intermediate compounds. Does that mean we'll end up with Half-Ultra soft? Or will it be a Ultper soft? |
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Force India might like the Pinky McPink-tyre.
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Well they too are looking for a new name - Forcey McForce Team? FIA haven't openly stopped them from using Force One, but it was felt to be too similar to F1 so they are going down a different route. /OT I'm wondering if the Liberty involvement will see a wider change in the way teams are named in future, and whether anything in the rules prevents (or encourages) this. We already have engines that are badged on the basis of sponsorship - is there any rule that prevents a team being entirely named after a main sponsor? I get that we see Martini-Williams and Sahara Force India, but everyone still refers to them as just Williams and Force India. Could we see the team/constructor name dropped for just Sahara racing versus Martini racing? |
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McPink tyre?............... wait for the legal letters from a fast food chain about infringing their trade mark!!!!!!
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We have enough compounds, we don't need to over complicate it by bringing in more. Just add another tyre manufacturer to spice it up
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Regarding the potential changes to engines and the need for an independent supplier - why doesn't FOM finance the design of the independent engine? FOM could get Ilmor or Cosworth to design and build the engine - so much like BTCC where there is the TOCA engine F1 would have the FOM engine which would be available to any team that wants it (or can't get a manufacturer to supply them).
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If this new engine rule is just gonna lead to more grid penalties, what’s the point?
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as for the new softer compounds...im a fan to be honest.
i like how the hards were basically unused and ultimately shelved this year and even their mediums i thought were far too durable. so i like the idea of an even softer/less durable option...just dont know how that is going to play out with the slightly heavier cars next year! |
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but putting my tin foil hat on could the 3 engine allotment be a move/negotiation tactic to hamper competition to the point where a team like Ferrari has no choice but to either give up their special payments in return for the quid pro quo of being allowed to use their engines as they see fit? |
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Gary Anderson is advocating going to 5 engines plus a 'force majeure' sixth engine (and gearbox) that can be used if the engine and/or gearbox is damaged in an incident that is not the teams or drivers fault - e.g the driver is hit from the rear and it damages the gearbox. He also makes the very valid point that limting engines doesn't actually save any money or in fact engines, as the manufacturers simply build more of them to test to destruction on the dyno to get reliability for the four engines to use during the season!
Back in his day he remarks that a top team would get through 60 engines in a season (with less races). I remember back in the Brabham BMW turbo days that they would have an engine for qualifying and then it was quite often finished and if it didn't blow up at some point wasn't poweful enough!They got through engines like tissues back in those days and thought nothing of it.. |
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i wonder how workable it'd be to allow the teams to order their own compounds based on the same timescales allowed by pirelli. they could issue guidelines of what would suit and let the teams choose. in terms or logistics it'd be doable, but how would it affect strategies? |
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