More FIA Dice Rolling-FRIC Suspension to be Banned
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MikeyC said:
without reading the gumpf, sounds 2 me like FRIC is a front-to-rear anti-roll bar system
if CW wants to reduce costs (yeah right!), would be far better to supply teams with a standard front wing ....
It doesn't need to be a standard front wing. Just a single plane one with a single flat endplate (with suitable radius to stop it cutting tyres). As a wing costs £250k at least I am sure they could save at least half a mill per race with simpler wings, and it might spice up the show in terms of lower downforce too so a win-win. But far too simple for the FIA to consider.if CW wants to reduce costs (yeah right!), would be far better to supply teams with a standard front wing ....
andyps said:
It doesn't need to be a standard front wing. Just a single plane one with a single flat endplate (with suitable radius to stop it cutting tyres). As a wing costs £250k at least I am sure they could save at least half a mill per race with simpler wings, and it might spice up the show in terms of lower downforce too so a win-win. But far too simple for the FIA to consider.
Actually it's the F1 Strategy Group (formed of teams) to make such decisions, not the FIA. (but eventually I guess the FIA have to translate it into the regulations).http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/10/controversia...
JonRB said:
Walford said:
"will",Expressing the future tense:
Apologies. Since we were talking about the immediate near-future with respect to FRIC, you can hopefully see that your statement was rather ambiguous. I "will" (expressing the future tense) click the "Submit" button now.
rpgk said:
Sorry for re-posting, but would Mercedes not running it suit Hamilton or Rosberg more? My thought is given Hamilton seems to like throwing the car around a bit more it would favor him over Rosberg?
The car will now dive further downwards at the front under heavy breaking, thus transferring more weight to the front of the car (I think). Hamilton likes more rear brake bias, whereas Rosberg likes more on the front. So it's possibly a bit better for Rosberg.Anyway this is all complete b
ks. I can't stand all this whinging from the teams that are chasing.RenOHH said:
The car will now dive further downwards at the front under heavy breaking, thus transferring more weight to the front of the car (I think). Hamilton likes more rear brake bias, whereas Rosberg likes more on the front. So it's possibly a bit better for Rosberg.
Anyway this is all complete bks. I can't stand all this whinging from the teams that are chasing.
Understood - bugger!Anyway this is all complete b
ks. I can't stand all this whinging from the teams that are chasing.BritishRacinGrin said:
And Mercedes are still one two for fp1 and fp2... So, just a pointless exercise by the FIA to try and level the field. BritishRacinGrin said:
"Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was more open, saying he hoped the change would hurt Mercedes more."We'll see. The thought of it is nice - that maybe Mercedes had a really trick system and will lose out more than us," he said. "But we'll see what really happens on track. "In saying all that, I don't think it's going to be a change that will cost a second in lap time. I think it will be a tenth or two tenths. Maybe it will make them faster..."
zac510 said:
It wasn't to level the field, it was to save costs 
So the teams have had to remove a system that they'd already paid to develop and will now have their engineers looking at ways to achieve the same effect by alternative means. Where's the saving?Edited by RYH64E on Saturday 19th July 13:42
If I had my way, there would only be the most basic of FIA rules, most of which would be safety related.
F1 for me is supposed to be the pinnacle of technical innovation, which currently it really isn't.
I'd love to see teams having a bash at six wheeled cars, different engine configurations, trick electronics etc - would certainly make things a lot more interesting.
F1 for me is supposed to be the pinnacle of technical innovation, which currently it really isn't.
I'd love to see teams having a bash at six wheeled cars, different engine configurations, trick electronics etc - would certainly make things a lot more interesting.
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