The FIA's OWG deliver it's results...
Discussion
I read with interest last night in the current edition of Autosport that the Overtaking Working Group (OWG) setup by the FIA to study the current issues of F1 cars finding it difficult to overtake have finally delivered their verdit.
This group is made up of the best brains from Ferrari, McLaren and Renault and they have had access to a windtunnel in Italy where they have studied not just one, but two F1 scale models to see how the air flow from the rear of one effects the one following.
So guess what the findings were from this extensive look into the issue of overtaking, an exercise that I'm sure did not come cheap...
Wait for it...
Answer to the problem is:
Return to slick tyres
Have a wider front wing
Reduce the rear wing
Reprofile the rear defuser
Remove all winglets and other bodywork furniture
Well done Max. You have spent a lot of money and time to come to the conclusion that most die-hard race fans have been saying for years, and we didn't need a bloody wind tunnel to tell you that!!!!
These changes will come into effect from 2009.
What a shame the OWG did not also say:
Ban refueling
Return to flat bottom chassis
Keep semi-auto boxes, but make the driver use a stick instead of paddles
Remove all the shite off the steering wheels...
Then we really would have something to smile about
This group is made up of the best brains from Ferrari, McLaren and Renault and they have had access to a windtunnel in Italy where they have studied not just one, but two F1 scale models to see how the air flow from the rear of one effects the one following.
So guess what the findings were from this extensive look into the issue of overtaking, an exercise that I'm sure did not come cheap...
Wait for it...
Answer to the problem is:
Return to slick tyres
Have a wider front wing
Reduce the rear wing
Reprofile the rear defuser
Remove all winglets and other bodywork furniture
Well done Max. You have spent a lot of money and time to come to the conclusion that most die-hard race fans have been saying for years, and we didn't need a bloody wind tunnel to tell you that!!!!
These changes will come into effect from 2009.
What a shame the OWG did not also say:
Ban refueling
Return to flat bottom chassis
Keep semi-auto boxes, but make the driver use a stick instead of paddles
Remove all the shite off the steering wheels...
Then we really would have something to smile about
Edited by motormania on Tuesday 11th September 08:48
zac510 said:
motormania said:
Well done Max. You have spent a lot of money and time to come to the conclusion that most die-hard race fans have been saying for years, and we didn't need a bloody wind tunnel to tell you that!!!!
Ah yes, hindsight.. great isn't it!Of course fans have been sprouting this for years but without any scientific basis at all. It's all based on heresay, chinese whispers and believing other people's opinions to be correct.
The FIA have now actually backed it up, which gives it further merit to be introduced.
I welcome the changes, I just dislike 'know it all' fans who don't
As a 'know it all fan' as you say - which I am not! I have been watching F1 for over 30 years and have been reading Autosport (the F1 bible) for about 20 years. I DO NOT know it all, but I do read, digest and understand the majority of what is going on.
Your comments about chinese whispers etc etc... is wide of the mark. Are you therefore saying that drivers and technical engineers involved with F1 now and in the past are all 'know it all' fans too? I say that because many high profile people in the sport have made these kind of comments in the past when asked for their opinion on how to improve 'the F1 show'.
What I dislike more is those who do not allow 'the fans' to express an opinion, whether it be right or wrong...
Edited by motormania on Tuesday 11th September 12:51
zac510 said:
you overrate the intelligence of some of the posters that sprout off about knowing the holy grail solutions to 'fixing' F1 because 'nobody' watches it anymore.
I really think you need to read what you post before submitting.'you overrate the intelligence of some of the posters'
Again a statement that simply does not hold water and one that I HAVE NEVER made on here.
I, like most here on PH like to discuss comments being made, then with our own knowledge decide whether to agree or disagree with the thread in question.
Think before you type ...
Edited by motormania on Tuesday 11th September 14:42
Gassing Station | General Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff