Malaysian Grand Prix 2010, Sepang - Race 3/19

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It will be interesting to see if thats the case when it rains heavily anywhere else. Somehow I can't see them continuing. Say Spa.

As shown in q1 and q2 it is only stopped if you get enough standing water. At that point the cars start aquaplaning regardless of speed. At the point they can't even follow a SC there is no point continuing. Normal prolonged rain at nearly any other circuit would continue.

These also are not the cars from 1996, far more reliance on aero grip which is not generated at low speed. Less driver aids and so on.

 

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Malaysian Grand Prix - qualifying top three
Red Bull's Mark Webber gives his reaction as he qualifies on pole ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and team-mate Sebastian Vettel after an eventful rain-affected session.

Mark Webber praises engineer's judgement
Red Bull driver Mark Webber says his engineer made a "good call" by choosing intermediate tyres early in qualifying to enable the Australian to set the fastest time and start Sunday's Grand Prix from pole position.

Confidence is still high - Fernando Alonso
Despite starting from 19th on the grid for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso says he is still confident of performing well in the race.

Jenson Button admits weather got the better of McLaren
Jenson Button says his McLaren team "got it wrong" as he spun out of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Englishman admitting the poor weather conditions caught them out.

 

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Highlights - Malaysian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel leads home a Red Bull one-two as the Milton Keynes-based team overcome their reliability issues to win the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Malaysian GP - Top three drivers
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives his reaction to winning the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Mark Webber and Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton and Button happy with positive drives
McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are pleased with the way they managed to overcome starting positions down the field, to finish the Malaysian Grand Prix in sixth and eighth respectively.

 

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I think we simply have to accept that high aero downforce in F1 is here to stay is likely to increase in time.

The FIA have to find other methods to make racing more exciting. IMO, although artificial, water on the track is the proven and most direct way to disrupt a processional, dry race and it can be introduced at very short notice with little cost.
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It just needs a change of thought. Unrestrict development on engines and other subsystems, increase tyre widths, decrease aero.

Artificial stuff is not what is needed. engineers just need to be able to improve mechanical, power and other areas and be restricted on aero. It would solve the problems, reinstate F1 as pinnacle of technology.

 

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Saftey has improved cars could go faster and not be catastrophic, they could also increase safety. Do crash tests at higher speed.

You can also negate speed by limiting fuel. Get as much power you can from x-litres of fuel per race. allow turbos or anything else. Real development useful in other industries.

Aero has not been combated as rules have not been introduced. You need to severely limit from and rear wing design as well as under car. This could easily be done and introduced by 2012 maybe even 2011. However I would only liek to see this, if other areas are opened up for development.

 

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Acid, I think we all agree that on the face of it lowering aero influence could improve racing, but clearly it's not that straightforward.

It is that straightforward, but as you say it's politics.

And limiting fuel would ensure cars did not gain much speed. Whilst opening up innovation and being useful. could reduce fuel by 5% every 2nd year or something.

There isn't a limit on costs at the moment, they already spending as much as they can spend.
Opening up innovation actually allows lower budget teams to get a shot. As it costs far less to have an inspiration that to shave 0.001 second of a lap with aero and using wind tunnels.