F1 - Rule changes

[UnluckyTimmeh]

I apologise to anyone who thought this may have been new inside information.

So if F1 was to change its rules to "anything goes, just go as quickly as you can", what do you think we would see?

Return of the fan car? turbo? wider slicks? what engines?

We've been having this discussion at work and I can only come up with maybe turbo v10s with fan assisted downforce.

Your thoughts?

[vonuber]

Machine guns and oil slick dispensers.

[bravonovember]

small jet turbine and CVT gear box?
no wings massive ground effects
active suspension
drivers having to lay down and have G suits. would be mad.

[UnluckyTimmeh]

I'd forgotten about active suspension.

No wings?? how would that work then? or is that a play on the fan car concept?

[longshot]

Much wider car, large capacity v10, high octane fuel, wider slicks, enclosed driver for aero effect, active suspension, traction control, ground effect to a certain degree, Chapman's twin chassis maybe to go with ground effect to stop the driver's teeth falling out, lower ride height, adjustable wings, blown diffusers.

Basically, everything that has ever been banned or removed by rule changes.

[bravonovember]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8l9bthLdzg

Ground effects got banned in the end. had to have flat bottoms cars.

The whole program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KeulWo9JSQ

Edited by bravonovember on Thursday 13th December 01:11

[Monty Zoomer]

Fag sponsorship would make a comeback.

[bravonovember]

longshot said:

Much wider car, large capacity v10, high octane fuel, wider slicks, enclosed driver for aero effect, active suspension, traction control, ground effect to a certain degree, Chapman's twin chassis maybe to go with ground effect to stop the driver's teeth falling out, lower ride height, adjustable wings, blown diffusers.

Basically, everything that has ever been banned or removed by rule changes.

I wouldn't think they would have a Internal combustion engine.

[Life Saab Itch]

bravonovember said:

I wouldn't think they would have a Internal combustion engine.

Correct.

[longshot]

Life Saab Itch said:

bravonovember said:

I wouldn't think they would have a Internal combustion engine.

Correct.

What do you think they would have instead?
Gas turbine?

[BelperJim]

I think I read Adrian Newey saying if it was anything goes first thing they would do is get rid of the driver as he/she is the limiting factor.

[mrmr96]

Does this cover it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_X2010

"The prototype vehicle was made to answer Kazunori Yamauchi's question: "If you built the fastest racing car on land, one that throws aside all rules and regulations, what would that car look like, how would it perform, and how would it feel to drive?".[1]"



ETA, they also did an update in 2011, this shows the differences:
http://eu.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/d36531.html