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- RATM4EVER, on 07/04/2008, -0/+19F1 has always been at the pinnacle of race technology, good on them for trying out this new piece of engineering.
Then again, I could see drivers exploiting the device and putting in some ridiculous qualifying laps ....
Ah well, adding or banning components to the cars mid-season is nothing new to the FIA anyway. - mchacotay, on 07/04/2008, -0/+8KERS is not a fuel-generating system. It just recover the energy otherwise wasted as heat when the brakes are applied for later use. Very simple yet efficient.
- irgeorge, on 07/04/2008, -0/+7I've read your comment like 6 times over and I still don't know what you're really trying to say.
- sirbeta, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5We can't have Ferrari losing first place more than once now can we?
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5Lewis Hamilton has wet boots on, I bet you guys didn't notice that!
- ferrariman60, on 07/04/2008, -2/+6Great to see F1 on the front page!!
That said, I don't know what to say about this. On one hand, I love that F1 is trying to stay ahead of the curve on this, and retain their spot on the top of the heap in terms of technologically advanced race cars. On the other, I want them to stick with one ***** spec! Why in gods name can't they come up with a spec that will last a couple seasons? I realize that they are trying to cut costs lately with switching to V8s and all, but the cost is easily offset by the cost to develop a whole new engine! They should come up with one spec, allow engine development, and stick to the engine for a few years. That wouldn't kill anyone, would it? And why, for ***** sake, cut downforce by 50% for next season? At least Mosley is stepping down soon. He's hellbent on destroying F1. - ferrariman60, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4It isn't mid season. This is supposed to happen next season. I do agree with the rest of your statement though. :)
- dsmx, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4It's a pity every time someone comes up with something that makes it have a significant advantage over the competition it's outlawed.
- bromac, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Not if you're any sort of automotive enthusiast. You know, those machines that run on petroleum products.
It's in their interest to get more power and distance out of every drop of fuel. Innovative technology like this does just that. Fewer pit stops for fuel means you gain a huge advantage. And being able to USE that otherwise wasted power is a driver's wet dream. Just because it has a side effect of saving fuel doesn't mean that's their only motive.
And besides, if the necessity of avoiding environmental catastrophe produces awesome machines like this, bring it on. - tomj88, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Have you even read this article? One of the bad things about F1 right now is the lack of overtaking, this could be used as a boost so that people can speed up to overtake others.
- tomj88, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Engine development is currently frozen if I remember rightly, but I do see your point. They just can't stop tinkering with the rules can they...
- ferrariman60, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Correct, it is frozen, I think that engine development is something that should be left open. I meant engine configuration, I apologize for my clear as mud statement.
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2did you forget 2005 when the stupid qualifying and tyre rules were put it in just to ***** around with Ferrari and when schumi was penalized in monaco for "Blocking". The problem with F1 is not Ferrari, its just they change the damn rules way too many times.
- ThatEvilGuy, on 07/04/2008, -6/+8Is anybody else fed up of all this green *****?
- luftrofl, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1That's not what "green" technology means. If that were the case, you could create a hyper-efficient gas engine that creates 128370129873hp and gets 1mpg and call it green technology. That'd be incredibly efficient, but hardly environmentally friendly.
This technology gives the cars more power. It does not cut fuel consumption. Hence, it is not "green" technology. - Ghorkvos, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Its not exactly "Going Green" as much as its improving efficiency by storing energy so that it won't be lost. It looks like something that would go alongside the transmission, the whole concept is very interesting.
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http://www.vintageguitarzone.com - inactive, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1i am. I was really hoping Honda would do bad last year because of the green livery and earth dream *****. i wanna be eco friendly like everyone else but there are somethings that should not be touched.
- control10, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1Great post,we are in the green age.
http://www.only4less.com/savegas - SpeedyG, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1I think if there's ANY racing series out there that could really use the unpredictability push to pass provides, it's F1. It's hard enough getting up at dawn to watch the races, then to have a race be a 70-lap parade... ugh.
KERS is, to say the least, fascinating, but it's yet another tinker requiring the teams to spend a lot of engineering dollars to figure out how to get the most out of it. All this business about cost-cutting seems to go in one ear and out the other.
That said, I'll flame Derek Daly with you. True quote from his brief stint doing CBS F1 races during the summer a couple seasons ago:
"The car is controlled at the steering wheel by the driver" - liuite, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1another company has a CVT that captures regenerative energy in the form of hydraulic. running engine at a more constant speed and storing unused energy will greatly improve fuel efficiency.
- JKAL, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1To me F1 has always been about gimmicks, what I cannot for the life of me undesrtand is how F1 drivers are rated as the best, when it is not the driver but "The richest company with the latest technology that wins", the only way to see who the best driver is, it is to have them all race with the same car, then we can truly say who is the best driver.
- air360, on 11/30/2008, -0/+1now only if we could get the big auto makers to go green....
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http://toilet-slave-video.com/ - necroprancer, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1'Is Formula One racing out of step with an auto industry whose greatest innovations have been in the area of fuel economy?'
Lost me right there. Which auto industry would that be? Because the one I know has fought increased fuel economy tooth and nail for decades. - sickanimations, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Finally, a solution to the extravagant waste of energy in braking :)
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