Voting yes if you're closing the application process to other options, i'd like to propose myself for the job though, my manifesto being:
On car construction
- no standardising construction
- traction and launch control are banned
- gearboxes can be clutchless, but gear shifting is to be manual, allowing clutchless shifting (like a racing bike) but requiring a manual clutch for standing starts / stops (clutch can be hand or foot operated by driver)
- 4wd, ground effect, etc is fine
- tyres will be slicks, tyre maufacturer choice is up to the team, but any tyres used must be proven safe for racing, no limits on size, shape or number of wheels
- engines, upto 3L NA or 1.5L FI is a good idea
- configuration is open book, anything you want including v's, straights, boxers, rotary, don't care
aerodynamics
- front wings allowed
- rear wings allowed but single plane, no higher than top of car (ie airbox top on current car)
- no buggering with airflow behind your car, enforceable by windtunnel testing under FIA scrutiny (private to other teams though, and FIA under contract to prevent release of a teams aero data)
customer cars
- customer chassis, fine
- customer engine, fine
- buying an unpainted ferrari and putting your own dulux and stickers on it, not fine
pit stops and fuel
- tank must be fully safety specced (deformable, fireproof, etc)
- size limit of 50L
- refuelling is obviously allowed in pitstops
- tyre changes allowed
- max of 6 people working on car, including the one with the fuel rig that'd leave one jack man two wheel movers and two with airguns
- one pit boss, runs the lollipop and is responsible for releasing car into pit lane
- tempted to say no pitlane speed limit but i'll hold back on that
- internal airjacks allowed on the car if controlled by the pit boss, this'd mean no jack man needed giving you more wheel men but more weight in the car, your choice
qualifying
- motogp style, free practice of one hour on thursday & friday, 1 hour open track qualifying on saturday, fastest lap wins
- limit of ~70 tyres per car per weekend
- cars go to park firme when qualifying hour ends
- teams given 5 minutes with the car in their pitbox to pick fuel and tyres before going to grid on sunday
not going far enough:
- bernie ecclestone to be inserted into max mosely, resulting biomatter then used to beat Herman Tilke to death
- current FIA board of directors forced to watch clockwork orange style (complete with ludvig van b
)
race tracks
- ditch the Tilke tracks
- replace them with Macau, Pao, Zandvoort, Assen, Phillip Island and Cadwell Park
- any complaints about a track not being suitable for f1 to be met with pointing and laughing (teams bitching about the course being too bumpy at that new night race event really wound me up)
- Donnington to be used only if they promise not to mess with the back straight, chicane or the dunlop bridge
- undo all the "improvements" that Tilke has put into tracks like Spa (bring the proper bus stop back)
- night races to be done under night conditions, i.e. one street light every 50yards, teams can either fit sodding headlights, feed the driver carrots or buy him night vision goggles for all i care but having a night race under floodlights is pointless
points
- one point for 1st place qualifying
- one point for fastest lap
- 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 awarded to driver and constructor for 1st to 6th finish (as it used to be and as it should be)
race stewards
- agree with one team of stewards for the year
- suggest a team of five people, including Charlie Whiting and JRS as he seems to know a lot about this
- Penski to be considered for team also as while i don't wish to see "it's all gravy" added to the rule book, i wouldn't mind seing it as the official response to a complaint from a team
- i'm not allowed to be on the stewards team as i may be a little too militant to work well
On car construction
- no standardising construction
- traction and launch control are banned
- gearboxes can be clutchless, but gear shifting is to be manual, allowing clutchless shifting (like a racing bike) but requiring a manual clutch for standing starts / stops (clutch can be hand or foot operated by driver)
- 4wd, ground effect, etc is fine
- tyres will be slicks, tyre maufacturer choice is up to the team, but any tyres used must be proven safe for racing, no limits on size, shape or number of wheels
- engines, upto 3L NA or 1.5L FI is a good idea
- configuration is open book, anything you want including v's, straights, boxers, rotary, don't care
aerodynamics
- front wings allowed
- rear wings allowed but single plane, no higher than top of car (ie airbox top on current car)
- no buggering with airflow behind your car, enforceable by windtunnel testing under FIA scrutiny (private to other teams though, and FIA under contract to prevent release of a teams aero data)
customer cars
- customer chassis, fine
- customer engine, fine
- buying an unpainted ferrari and putting your own dulux and stickers on it, not fine
pit stops and fuel
- tank must be fully safety specced (deformable, fireproof, etc)
- size limit of 50L
- refuelling is obviously allowed in pitstops
- tyre changes allowed
- max of 6 people working on car, including the one with the fuel rig that'd leave one jack man two wheel movers and two with airguns
- one pit boss, runs the lollipop and is responsible for releasing car into pit lane
- tempted to say no pitlane speed limit but i'll hold back on that
- internal airjacks allowed on the car if controlled by the pit boss, this'd mean no jack man needed giving you more wheel men but more weight in the car, your choice
qualifying
- motogp style, free practice of one hour on thursday & friday, 1 hour open track qualifying on saturday, fastest lap wins
- limit of ~70 tyres per car per weekend
- cars go to park firme when qualifying hour ends
- teams given 5 minutes with the car in their pitbox to pick fuel and tyres before going to grid on sunday
not going far enough:
- bernie ecclestone to be inserted into max mosely, resulting biomatter then used to beat Herman Tilke to death
- current FIA board of directors forced to watch clockwork orange style (complete with ludvig van b
)race tracks
- ditch the Tilke tracks
- replace them with Macau, Pao, Zandvoort, Assen, Phillip Island and Cadwell Park
- any complaints about a track not being suitable for f1 to be met with pointing and laughing (teams bitching about the course being too bumpy at that new night race event really wound me up)
- Donnington to be used only if they promise not to mess with the back straight, chicane or the dunlop bridge
- undo all the "improvements" that Tilke has put into tracks like Spa (bring the proper bus stop back)
- night races to be done under night conditions, i.e. one street light every 50yards, teams can either fit sodding headlights, feed the driver carrots or buy him night vision goggles for all i care but having a night race under floodlights is pointless
points
- one point for 1st place qualifying
- one point for fastest lap
- 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 awarded to driver and constructor for 1st to 6th finish (as it used to be and as it should be)
race stewards
- agree with one team of stewards for the year
- suggest a team of five people, including Charlie Whiting and JRS as he seems to know a lot about this
- Penski to be considered for team also as while i don't wish to see "it's all gravy" added to the rule book, i wouldn't mind seing it as the official response to a complaint from a team
- i'm not allowed to be on the stewards team as i may be a little too militant to work well
