[Mgs] OT - F1

[Rick Lindsay]

Way too true, Barrie. Sadly, F1 is an entertainment business, a circus, not a sport.

Nose height is supposed to be a safety thing but everyone knows that the goal is to upset the aerodynamics and break Red Bull dominance.

Smaller engines and fuel restriction, I believe, have two goals;B 

1. To 'appear' greener; yea right.

2. To further level the field, probably true.

Another stated argument put forth for the smaller engines was to better equate the drive train to road cars. That's just marketing BS, aimed at the uninformed critics.

Like the last race double points silliness, Formula One Management wants both championships to be decided on the last lap of the last race of the season. In short, to keep the audience at the circus until the end. Business.

We'll just have to see how competitive the cars are this year. One thing that they certainly are is...UGLY. Even the designers are calling them ugly. Perhaps that too must trickle down to road cars but I can't imagine today's jelly beans getting much uglier.

Best,

-rick

-------- Original message --------
From: Barrie Robinson <barrie at look.ca> 
Date:01/29/2014  8:05 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
To: Rick Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>,mgs at autox.team.net,MG <mg-t at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Mgs] OT - F1 

Rick & friends,

Why do they have to dictate the engine size or weight of car.B  It has 
long been proved that bigger engines do not make for the fastest 
cars.B  Lotus showed the USA that..B B B  Refuelling 
restrictionB  YesB  but amount No!B B  Nose height hmmmm?B B  One just has 
to look at some of the rockets that appear on Top Gear - some of 
those companies could possibly make F1 more exciting and produce 
different looking cars.B  Don't know about you but they all look the 
same to me and all camouflaged with adverts so it is difficult to see 
the shape - like war time jazz camouflage.




At 07:45 AM 29/01/2014 -0600, Rick Lindsay wrote:
>Hello Friends,
>
>Just a short note to champion the start of the upcoming 2014 Formula 
>1 season. Pre-season testing has begun and the results (and cars) 
>are interesting. This year we see a new formula and new rules.
>
>F1 engines for 2014 are down from the historical V12, V10 and V8 
>designs to a rev-limited tri-turbo 1.6 liter V6! No one, that I have 
>read, is commenting on the engine note but I'm sure its very 
>different. Rather, all emphasis seems to be on the shape of the 
>cars' noses. New rules in the formula specify the height of the 
>nose, but not the shape. So as one might imagine, there are a lot of 
>different designs - all within the formula while still trying for 
>the best aerodynamic shape.
>
>A few seasons ago the FIA eleminated refueling during the race. This 
>year they have further restricted the amount of fuel that can be 
>used. I fear that drivers will be forced to drive for fuel economy, 
>just as they have had to conserve those crappy Pirelli tires, rather 
>than race full-out. I know its just my opinion but I'd rather see 
>tire and fuel management be the concern of the race engineers, 
>leaving the drivers to just drive their races. But you know what 
>opinions are like...
>
>Erik, are you working communications again in Melbourne? I'd love to 
>be back with you working again this year but alas, retirement has 
>fixed my income. In fact, I haven't worked an F1 race since the US 
>F1 GP races at Indy. That's kinda sad, especially since its just 
>laziness on my part. Still, we both know that when you work a race 
>you don't get to watch the race.
>
>That's it for this morning. Its been a little too cold to do much in 
>the garage. I've been content to reupholster the dining room chairs. 
>That too is a little sad. :-P
>
>Regards,
>
>-rick
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Regards,
Barrie

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