Soldato
So, so stupid.
F1 2014 regs
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dissapointing if true
It's in the official regs. that have been released, I think it's pretty true
Soldato
So, let me get this straight.
The engine rules that no-one - not the manufacturers, not Bernie, not the circuits, not the fans, not even really the FIA since they didn't particularly want V6s originally, no-one - wanted, they stay. The stuff that virtually everyone wanted - the change in aero regs, the lowering of the tub for safety reasons, etc - that all gets scrapped.
Nice work, FIA. Nice work indeed. You prats.
The engine rules that no-one - not the manufacturers, not Bernie, not the circuits, not the fans, not even really the FIA since they didn't particularly want V6s originally, no-one - wanted, they stay. The stuff that virtually everyone wanted - the change in aero regs, the lowering of the tub for safety reasons, etc - that all gets scrapped.
Nice work, FIA. Nice work indeed. You prats.
fuuu
Congratulations to RedBull Adrian Newey and Sebastien Vettel on your 8 consecutive world titles
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How long before people start complaining that the dropped changes are due to RBR successfully lobbying the FIA to allow them to keep using their "illegal" designs?
What JRS said.
Has there been any reason for the change? I can't really understand why anyone would want to drop the plans other than to allow them to keep their own positions. Are the teams scared of a 2009 style shake up with new regulations?
Seems very much like it was snuck in under the radar to avoid any scruteny.
Soldato
Well that's certainly disappointing
Reduce costs due to not having to R&D and fabricate new aero solutions?
Only guessing.
Soldato
So instead, we'll see the kind of sums used to fund small nuclear wars spent on the next trick little diffuser that the 2012 aero regs don't specifically prohibit
It's in the official regs. that have been released, I think it's pretty true
ouch, truth hurts, twice! lol.
yeah dont like this, was really looking forward to a reshuffle, cant help but feel things staying as they are only helps the teams with the biggest budgets as they can keep spending vast sums on tiny gains if everything stays more or less as is. was really looking forward to them having to start from a more or less clean slate.
utterly poop decision.
Yeah, I can see that being the reason they go with too. I assume that means that the 2014 cars will just all be identical to the 2013 cars as they would ONLY spend money on aero if its a change in the regulations. If the regs stay the same its just copy and paste and spend the money on hookers and blackjack?
Soldato
So much for trying to make F1 more exciting...
Can see another Newey special for the next couple of seasons at least at this rate.
Can see another Newey special for the next couple of seasons at least at this rate.
So instead, we'll see the kind of sums used to fund small nuclear wars spent on the next trick little diffuser that the 2012 aero regs don't specifically prohibit
This, why don't people understand there is no cost reduction, unless the team want it. Stopping avenues does not lower costs, it just shifts available money to other areas, in the last decade that's spending insane amounts are crap aero.
Would rather that money was spent on KERS and engines.
Soldato
No, no, no. Can't spend money on engines. I was told that most emphatically earlier in this thread. Never mind that they could then actually be a test bed for road car technology. It can't be done, just 'because'.
Costs may be the reason they say, but its nor a genuine reason.
The actual reason is likely that the current top teams are worried about a massive shake up that dumps them down the order while low teams spring to the front.
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^Good point. That regulation alone staying would mean a substantial reworking of the back's of the cars, given that most of the rear is designed around getting exhaust gases into the diffuser.