The F1 2014 season

They've spent hundreds of millions on packaging and interfacing existing technology, they've not spent it revolutionising battery technology, they've not spent it making huge leaps in charging/discharging technology...

You might think that's 100% fantastic and the best thing since sliced bread, personally I think it presents a missed opportunity to have driven those base technologies forward much more than any other industry will do.

I know from previous experience that by this stage in a discussion with you if we haven't agreed by now, we're not going to and I have no intention to still be here tomorrow writing the same posts with slightly different words, so we can agree to disagree or whatever else but i'm not going to sit here having a repetitive discussion about it :p
 
Why would they spend money on battery technology when that's not what the formula is designed for? That's what FE has been created to do, and it seems to be doing a pretty good job so far.

I don't think its the best thing ever either. I think its a massive shame F1 is loosing screaming high revving engines. But it's a nessasary step to stay inline with global trends in the car industry. I think if the FIA were serious and had the guts they should have stuck with I4s.

Would F1 survive a fully open formula? Probubly not, the costs would kill off half the grid. Could F1 stay where is was? Not really. Have the FIA taken it down the best route possible? Perhaps. But I think the poorly portrayed image that the 2014 rules are just V6s with "double KERS" undermines the massive technology shift and developments that have happened.

I am not fully happy with the way F1 has gone, but the nerd in me is really interested to see how the technology develops. If the regulations get frozen and the tech stagnates then I will be the first to join you on the "waste of time" band wagon. But until then I can't wait to see what goes on.

Ultimately though, I think F1 is the wrong place for it. That's my bottom line. Hybrid technology, fuel efficiency, push button power, and developments in reducing car weight while maintaining speed have their place, and that place is endurance racing. What Audi, Toyota and Porsche are doing in WEC, the DeltaWing in USC, and Porsche's other forrays with the 911 and 918 RSR Hybrids are, to me at least, where this truly makes sense. Its just a shame they have been overshadowed by F1 jumping on the wagon with a botched together middle ground effort.
 
Skeeter said:
Would F1 survive a fully open formula? Probably not, the costs would kill off half the grid.
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Nobody makes money in F1 as it is. May as well open up the rulebook so those hundreds of millions are spent on something innovative. Several teams are known to be having financial difficulties (eg Sauber, Lotus) and others require manufacturer subsidies to keep their budgets balanced. Sponsors by themselves aren't covering the bill. Several team owners (Mallya, Mateschitz, Fernandes) were wealthy businessmen to start with.
 

Supposedly this is the Ferrari F1 1.6L V6 Engine being tested in a LaFerrari.

Hnng. (1:30 is where the best bit starts)
 
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How are lap times likely to be affected with the smaller engines? I'm not really clued up on the technical side so for all I know it'll be no different.
 
Your new team mate is Maldonado

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finally the driver market can be concluded.

Shame to see PDR out to be honest. He showed real promise in the 2012 season and there was talk of him getting into a big team.
 
Apparently PDR is not an easy man to work with, talking to someone who used to work there, he didn't care for the team as much as Sutil did.
 
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