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Nail on head.

By saying this was a wear induced failure, Pirelli are effectively saying their tyres are not fit for purpose. Sebastian should have been struggling around seconds off the pace before safety was […]

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You’re right, I’d forgotten Bianchi’s crash was the DAI one and De Villota’s the direct impact with a vehicle one.

I’d really like to see the next Formula E cars spec’d with closed cockpits. It’s a young enough formula to not suffer people complaining about ‘DNA’ and ‘history’, and would serve as a test bed to work out […]

The F16 style bubble canopy, just placed on top of a current F1 chassis, and only able to open upwards does have this problem.

A better solution is a slightly wider car, and doors either side of the driver, […]

Sorry, I thought the use of the word ‘tank’ was a reference to strength, rather than weight. It wouldn’t be anything near 20 tons. Probably a bit heavier than current cars, yes, but at some point the extra weight […]

I want the fastest racing cars in the world (implied by the ‘1’ in F1) designed as safely as possible. A 250mph tank, yes please.

Another really obvious hypocrisy regarding the general opinion on this: see how […]

“I think one of the best safety features available to drivers is to be surrounded by fellow professionals who know what they are doing.”

The crash this post talks about was caused by a world champion.

I always feel a bit disheartened when the open cockpit discussion comes up, and hear the comments from people saying it shouldn’t be implemented, even though if you scroll back through articles on Massa, Surtees, […]

Okay that makes more sense. So this won’t put engineers in a position where they have to choose between noise and power?

Seems a bit gimmicky in principle though, not far removed from the Jericho trumpets.

One for the turbo, one for noise. Probably the simplest way of doing that is using one bank of cylinders for each purpose I suppose?

“Those that want to spend that kind of money should have their own chmapionship. To expect Force India, Marussia, Sauber, Lotus and any other new team to compete well with billion dollar teams is madness.”

Or […]

Wonder why they never considered letting teams continue to run the V8s for a few seasons if they wanted. In ’06 they let Toro Rosso run a V10 with a rev limiter didn’t they? Might have made for some interesting […]

He was given the job at Red Bull because of the model.

@beejis60 Have to admit I hadn’t considered that, but the TRs and SRs both state respectively that the ECU and tyres have been chosen by the FIA, while the use of the sensor is in a TD, which is not binding and so […]

I still have a feeling he’ll get it back, though the FIA will be determined not to set a precedence of uncertainty over the sensors.

@beejis60 5.1.4 merely states “Fuel mass flow must not exceed 100kg/h.” It does not mandate how this data is gathered, or say “When the FIA tell you to slow down, you must slow down.”

If the sensor is wrong it […]

Technical Directives have no legislative or regulatory value. The Technical Regulations and Sporting Regulations are the binding legal documents.

You are asking all the right questions.

Common rail fuel injection is a well matured technology, the fuel mass flow through the rails is that which is being requested by the engine to deliver the power […]