Derek,
I'm nothing like as miserable about the future. A couple of years ago
people were saying that all the computerised gizmos on road cars wouldn't be
repairable and all of todays 'future classics' would become inanimate
hulks. Engine management systems are available off the shelf for motorsport
applications and can easily be mapped to replace standard equipment.
In 10-20 years time the jobs of those seven people will be on the chip. If
the role is something like shovelling dry ice into the rad intakes then
someone will have come up with a free standing chiller with a valve into the
cooling system like today we plug booster batteries in. F1 is a world of
tiny lead times. Historic Motorsport is a world of almost infinite
reflection. We'll think of a way.
Then again - if I could get a ride in an F1 car I'd have no problem finding
seven friends to give me a bump start!!
David
Derek Harling wrote:
> Quote from Jackie Stewart at this weekend's vintage races at The Glen -
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> - you guys better enjoy your current vintage racing because there is no
> way you can expect to race today's F1 cars in, say, 10-20 years. For
> instance - it takes a team of seven just to start the engine.
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