New F1 rules coming in couple of weeks
- Published on 10 Aug 2018 12:23
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- By: Jeroen Jonkers
F1 will announce more changes to the regulations "in the coming weeks".
That is the news from Chase Carey, the sport's chief executive in the Liberty Media era.
Brazil's Globo quotes the American as saying that in addition to a new front wing and other changes for 2019, Liberty is gearing up to make some more announcements about the future.
"We will introduce a larger list of changes to the regulations in the coming weeks to further enhance the sport," Carey said.
He is referring mainly to 2021, when the current Concorde Agreement will finally have expired.
"We have made good progress with the teams, agreeing on the goals and objectives and now we need to work out the details as we finalise the agreements in the coming months," said Carey.
"I think everyone agrees with the direction and what we are trying to achieve generally. No one is going to get everything they want, but I think everyone recognises that," he added.
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Login to replyf1dave
Posts: 782
Oh no !
Bhurt
Posts: 320
Haha, that's pretty much my reaction as well. However, I expect these couple of weeks to turn into a couple of months or more before things are "finalized".
calle.itw
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I wonder what kind of regulations they will be changing. I suspect much of it is down to the PUs and maybe simplifying the chassis design further, maaayyybe even a wind tunnel ban (which has been talked to death during Äckelstone's era yet nobody dared walking the walk, and IMO its good riddance). Contrary to some here, Im not exactly disappointed in Liberty so far, I think they've done more then what I expected of a new owner so far, some not exactly optimal but other things great. The greater stuff includes greater support to the likes of Monza and Silverstone (which sadly didnt help the latter) and balancing of how cash is given out to teams. We'll have to see, but Im cautiously optimistic.
ajpennypacker
Posts: 2,475
I am looking forward to the changes. There is no guarantee that they will work out, but I am highly confident that the changes will be made with the intent of making the show better. Not charging higher fees, screwing cities over, giving monetary advantage to a certain team that brings a lot of fans to the sport, or trying to cater to the needs of some high powered individual. I pretty much expect the same things as you. Simplification and transparency. Of course, however, there will be a bunch of luddites saying the sport will die because of the changes. These people will also be watching every weekend and finding new things to whine about when they F1 show improves.
calle.itw
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I look forward to hearing about the changes, but time will tell if I will look forward to the changes themselves. I could look forward to the changes I've mentioned, and personally I hope they will lower ticket prices and such along with the rest, but my concern is that Liberty might be a bit too eager to "spice up the show", and thus implementing further synthetic things to attempt to improve the show while forgetting the heart of F1, or that they might be too democratic to the point where a good idea might be dilluted into something outright toss. But there is little reason to worry when we know so little of whats been proposed, an odd situation for F1, but an interesitng one.
kngrthr
Posts: 203
1) one power unit for the entire year including testing. may have to use it in the transporter as well.
2) only four wheels are allowed per car. with only three allowed at one time.
2b) must use two different compounds per race. this will require fitting and balancing in pit stops.
3)points awarded for just turning up.
other suggestions....
calle.itw
Posts: 8,527
1) No... No no no no NO!!! *beams electric from hands* Seriously though, dont say it to loudly or the FIA might actually do it.
Norbert
Posts: 108
My hope would be for them to uncork the KERS. Right now it’s restricted. There must be a way to open up energy gathering, storage and delivery rules so that the technology can be maximized by the driver, without favoring extra expense to teams that are already running on a small margin. So I favor hybrid power units that protect the life of the internal combustion engine while upping torque to the 1200-1500 ft/lb range. Would this give a bit of excess power to overcome aero turbulence in close quarters?
Bhurt
Posts: 320
Once they manage to get everyone to agree to a final version of these changes, they will be so much of a compromise that very little will change in the greater scheme of things.
These will, by default, be rules designed by committee. And that phrase is never used to describe something's greatness.