[Fot] State of F1

[Kas Kastner]

Wind tunnels have an amazing cost.  Some teams have two full size running 24 
hours a day.  Why?  Wings and other little flipitts that reduce drag or 
create downforce.  This then is causing the worst situation which is the 
passing from close quarters.  Easy fix.  Eliminate ALL wings. Wind tunnel 
time would be reduced 80% and passing and we'd have sliding cars to 
amusement of the fans.  Brakes would be pressed to keep up with the top 
speed as the cars would be vastly faster down the chutes.

The cars would also much cheaper to produce and the spares would not be 
necessary for $25,000 plus nose cones. But then of course you would not have 
the sign boards to display the sponsors name etc. But if they go away 
anyway, why not take the silly stubs and leafs and wings with them. Reduce 
the allowed telemetry and you save more engineer time and work force along 
with countless cost hours manufacturing all this junk. I've got more, but I 
see my soap box is splitting, so I will too.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Babcock" <Billb at bnj.com>
To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist at cox.net>
Cc: "'Friends of Triumph'" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] State of F1


> Driver's salary is an illusion--almost all of them pay at least part
> for their seat through personal sponsorship. Lewis Hamilton is an
> exception, but there aren't many others.
>
> On Oct 22, 2008, at 7:20 AM, Joe Curry wrote:
>
>> I doubt that adjusting driver salaries will do any good since some
>> drivers
>> actually pay the team for their seat.
>>
>> Joe C.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Andre Rousseau
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:47 AM
>> To: Terry Stetler
>> Cc: Bill Babcock; Friends of Triumph
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] State of F1
>>
>> Love GtL and GTR2
>>
>> Was bombing around Mosport last night in a TR4!
>>
>> Did anyone suggest the drivers should makes less? Or all have a base
>> salary and performance bonus.
>>
>> A
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
>> Andre Rousseau - andre at gt6.ca
>> 68 Triumph GT6 MK1 http://www.gt6.ca
>>
>
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