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@eurobrun The only way that having 1 mechanic per wheel would make racing better is if they also increased pit limiter speed to compensate for the longer pit stops. Otherwise get ready for 1 stop races and plenty […]

+1 @bascb

Lol Ferrari ARE the ones crying like a bunch of babies. And the budget cap isn’t necessarily for the good of these smaller teams, it’s for the good of the sport as a whole. Whats the point getting to spend all […]

@optimaximal Leave carbon fibre alone! It goes in the bin, not the atmosphere!

Why is the weight limit even needed…? The cars have to undergo loads of tests to do with safety and structure so that’s not an issue. Materials are all limited by the FIA regulations so the weight limit doesn’t […]

Of course 2020 is going to be the most expensive year to date as it’s the year you get the most bang for you buck. Why wait a number of years to buy/renew a few CNC machines/autoclaives/[insert other expensive […]

I don’t care about the rule but I also don’t care for drivers changing their helmet every race.

Cars have suspension for a reason… use it!

@mashiat
I actually really like this idea. Can be quite a simple addition to the rules really – just an impact test for each variation of suspension and upright. Will make the cars heavier but will make sure we […]

I like the idea but with the massive caveat that it is only implemented on a very few number of race weekends. I like in Indycar how they have different formats for different tracks, gives it more character. Plus […]

The best way to tackle this situation… reduce the time it takes to do a pitstop to encourage more of them!

We need to think about increasing the pit-lane speed limit – it’s waaay too slow. The issue is […]

Fair play, forgot about the qualifying part. Assumed it was just applied in the race.

Yeah well I still call this site F1 Fanatic, so there! *stroppy child voice*

It can be broken. For instance in Monaco where you can’t overtake anyway, just take as many engines/gearboxes as you can, fill up the pool and then still win the race.

I really can’t understand how people don’t get the current system. It is not difficult and the alternatives are ideas like this that would probably be more ‘complicated’ to explain. Maybe it’s just Sky…

Formula Student is actually quite advanced. Composite tubs, aero development, vehicle dynamics – it’s all there. A few years in formula student is extremely educational.

Just the carbon fiber construction alone means that you can not effectively build your own tubeframe chassis car in a shed.

You can actually build composite parts in a shed just as easily as you can build a […]

Lets do the maths… pit lane speed limit is 80kph (no?). That equates to 22.2 meters per second. They say Bottas was 4 seconds behind. To create a gap of 4 seconds at the pit lane speed limit would mean a gap of […]

I too was like Claire in thinking an all-female racing series was a regressive step (for similar reasons). But after seeing the first two rounds on free to air TV, accessible for all young girls to see, I’m now […]