dream F1

[Lemmy]

So just to kick off, how does this sound for a good F1 if the FIA got there bums into gear. customer engines all round,(just coz I wanna see Minardi do well) ban refuelling all driver aids except active suspension, Big cars, FAT SLICKS and get rid of the Hungaroring

[EERO]

Welcome, Lemmy. Are your Head banging days over?

I agree with many of your proposals, but I think the idea that CART has that each engine supplier is required to service more than one team might be a better solution. Already Honda and Ferrari are doing their part, Daimler Chrysler needs to take on another team and Renault should have kept the Supertech supply going.
But I'm all for slicks and NO driver aids, manaul gearboxes and reduced downforce. (No offense intended, Downforce)

[Marshal]

While we're on a roll why don't we get rid of telemetry too. I'm sure the ammount of data available mitigates against supprises. If everyone had to guess what was going on and rely on driver feedback I think we'd see more varied results.

[Liz]

Personally I agree with Niki Lauda on this subject. (That's a first, incidentally). However, I doubt very much if the current grid of pilots, with one or two exceptions, would be able to handle these changes.

I have recently been told about an article that was written when the last round of drive-by-remote-control experiments happened, in which a story of a race was told where all existing automatic systems were used and when the winning car pulled into Parc Ferme, the pilot was discovered to be dead. Does anyone have a copy of this? It seems it is trenchant once again.

[Orange]

Is this really true, Liz???? If so, is that really where Bernie 'n Max want F1 to go??? I think its high time to get someone who is just nuts about racing in charge over there.... Anyone want the job??!!

[GURRYP]

Lets make the rules/reg more open, to allow a greater variety of engine design. I know we always seem to end up with 1 design, but why is F1 now limited to 3l n/a V10's ??

Weren't things better when we had V8 V12 Flat12 & V6 turbo's ??

Definetly get rid of telemetry. Keep the best drivers trade secrets, secret.

[Ralf's Girl]

Welcome to 10 Tenths, Lemmy.

As your proposals go, I agree. It's about time we saw something a bit more exciting going on, instead of Max Mosley's "Let's reduce the speed of the cars" rubbish. Have I missed something here, because I was under the impression that F1 cars were supposed to be fast?

[Lemmy]

Hey my head banging days may be over, but I'm still a Motorhead.
Thats not a Bad idea for the telemetry, might as well make schuey work for his god knows how much. Dunno 'bout the downforce though 'coz CART has loads (ground effect and all that) so maybe its just the way you get it.

[Lemmy]

Oh yeah and cheers for the welcomes. And how about the old nurburgring as a cat among pigeons