F1 2014 regs

They are doubling the power of the ERS system (60kw to 120kw), but the amount it can be used per lap is going up ten fold (400KJ to 4MJ total energy output).

So in the terms used by the commentators, they are going from having an extra 80bhp available for 7 seconds per lap to having an additional 160bhp available for pretty much the whole lap (comfortably all non traction limited acceleration zones at most tracks).

Not to mention the potential for ERS powered anti lag on the turbos.

It is not simply 'double KERS'.
 
Skeeter said:
Because with KERS as it is now a failure won't put an end to your race.

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So? Nore would many other mechanical failures, that will make you so slow its not worth bothering with. I'm not seeing thee issue. It's making it an integral part of the car and as such if it fails your stuffed.
 
Glaucus said:
So? Nore would many other mechanical failures, that will make you so slow its not worth bothering with. I'm not seeing thee issue. It's making it an integral part of the car and as such if it fails your stuffed.
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I think were actually making the same point? In 2014 if ERS breaks you are indeed stuffed, regardless of how it affects your ability to drive down the pit lane.
 
Championships decided by LESS than a point:
  1. 1984 - there was half a point separating Niki Lauda and Alain Prost (Monaco's aborted race, the one where Senna really announced himself on the F1 scene, gave the half points)

Championships decided by a single point
  • 1958 - Mike Hawthorn & Stirling Moss
  • 1961 - Phil Hill & Wolfgang von Trips
  • 1964 - John Surtees & Graham Hill (Hill actually scored 1 more point than Surtees, though only the best 6 scores counted)
  • 1976 - James Hunt & Niki Lauda (after Lauda gave up in the final race in Fiji, his facial burns making it hard for him to see in the difficult conditions)
  • 1981 - Nelson Piquet & Carlos Reutemann
  • 1994 - Michael Schumacher & Damon Hill (after that collision)
  • 2007 - Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton & Fernando Alonso (tied on points a single point behind Raikkonen)
  • 2008 - Lewis Hamilton & Felipe Massa (needs no further info, does it?)

And for no reason whatsoever, championships decided by two points
  • 1983 - Nelson Piquet & Alain Prost
  • 1986 - Alain Prost & Nigel Mansell (after Mansell's memorable, spectacular and heart-renching tyre explosion in the final race)
  • 1999 - Mika Hakkinen & Eddie Irvine (though the Ferrari's were given a reprieve in the race before after initially being disqualified)
  • 2003 - Michael Schumacher & Kimi Raikkonen

I knew a good few, but I thought I'd go all the way back to the start of the F1 championship in 1950. I love the history of F1.

As yet, no championship has been decided by a driver winning more races than another.
 
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The FIA has agreed to delay the introduction of a rule that will force cars to run under electrical power only in the pitlane from the start of 2014, AUTOSPORT can reveal.

The requirement was aimed at showcasing the use of electric power in F1 as the sport shifts to more environmentally friendly technology.

Article 5.19 of the 2014 Technical Regulations states: "The car must be run in electric mode (no ignition and no fuel supply to the engine) at all times when being driven in the pitlane."

However, sources have revealed that engine manufacturers Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari all wrote to the governing body recently to ask for the rule to be postponed.

It is understood that they were concerned about both the costs of developing bespoke electrical systems just for use in the pitlane, as well as safety concerns about having fast cars rushing through a pit lane without a loud engine noise to warn working personnel of their presence.

FIA president Jean Todt has confirmed that he has agreed to delay the implementation of that electric mode requirement, with a change to the rules expected to be ratified at the next meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council later this year.

Speaking to AUTOSPORT, Todt said: "I have accepted to delay it. It has to go through the World Council, but it will be delayed for around three years."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104090
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I didnt see any issue with it, but it would have been expensive and complicated.

Maybe they could do what Le Mans does and have it as a test rather than a requirement. To be classed as a hybrid at Le Mans you must demonstrate that you can travel the whole length of the pitlane at the speed limit on just electric power. They dont have to do it during the race, they just have to prove its possible.
 
Ceryndrion said:
of course, there are solutions to the lack of noise.. large vehicles have reversing tones, surely one could be added to F1 cars :)
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Didn't seem to hinder the Toyotas at Le Mans this year, and the pit lane there is full of far more people who are all sleep deprived.

The 'dangerous' argument is a nonsense argument. The technical cost and difficulty of it is valid though, but then isn't that how we progress the technology, by setting high targets?
 
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