Well nobody will be happy with that!Everyone will think they should have a real punishment or none.
As a Lewis fan I'm just happy this is over and nothing like points deduction will happen.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
The Formula 1 2013 Season |OT| End of the Webber Era
- Thread starter Leunam
- Start date
As a Lewis fan I'm just happy this is over and nothing like points deduction will happen.
marvelharvey
Member
"A good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied."Well nobody will be happy with that!
Psychotext
Member
It's not as good, but as always, the real test of an F1 engine is hearing it in person. You really can't properly recreate that bone vibrating cacophony with speakers.
the only reason MERC got just reprimanded and banned from young drivers' testing is Lewis Hamilton and UK audience, well I hope Lotus and Ferrari test with 2013 cars, a reprimand and YDT ban is nothing, better go for the big prize of having the best car for the Pirellis.
Ha I knew nothing would happen to them.
I doubt that.
Anyway here is the http://www.fia.com/news/international-tribunal-0 to the pdf file with all the information.
MoGamesXNA
Unconfirmed Member
Very true. Plus they'll sound different under load no doubt. I'm looking forward to Jerez next year either way.
Indeed.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Mercedes break the rules and they get banned from the young drivers test - LOL, what a fucking joke.
Renault win in the looks department, I wanna see the Honda V6 turbo
Renault win in the looks department, I wanna see the Honda V6 turbo
Pirelli
If you read through the judgement in full, you would see that FIA implied they already have.
systemfehler
Member
I did expect a tame "punishment". After all the FIA needs Mercedes and their investors already demand to skip F1 involvement - so if there would be a money penalty Mercedes would have withdrawn. Furthermore there are 4 teams that need Mercedes next season.
Big Takeover
Member
Those Renault headers are nutso. I've never seen anything like it.
This sounds like my mom's vacuum cleaner on a bad day
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
If you look through the breakdown of the decision, you'll see that it mostly hangs on the belief that Mercedes acted in good faith with regards to their intent for the test. If RBR or others turned up at the YDT test with their race drivers (or staged their own), they could hardly use the same defence.
This is nothing new, it's been like that for as long as I can remember, and it's often been the crux of technical and racing disagreements.
Psychotext
Member
More details of the verdict here...
http://sniffpetrol.com/2013/06/21/that-fia-tribunal-hearing-verdict-in-full/
http://sniffpetrol.com/2013/06/21/that-fia-tribunal-hearing-verdict-in-full/
Yep.
Nothing. On June 2nd Pirelli renewed their offer to have them have a test exactly like Merc did. For some reason I don´t see them take that offer...
More details of the verdict here...
http://sniffpetrol.com/2013/06/21/that-fia-tribunal-hearing-verdict-in-full/
I don´t think FIA is going to appeal the ruling - if they did, they would have to reopen the FER case, and we all know they are not going to do that.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Honda held a follow-up PC on their F1 project last week:
Formula E could be multi-make series as Bluebird announces new car
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108286
Looks pretty good. Hopefully they will be able to compete.
brotkasten
Member
I think that car looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it on track.
Holy fuck, that looks... incredible. As in, I'm thoroughly fucking impressed.
Formula E could be multi-make series as Bluebird announces new car
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108286
Looks pretty good. Hopefully they will be able to compete.
brotkasten
Member
I'll definitely give it a shot, but I'm also one of the few who like the whiny sound of these cars.
Formula E could be multi-make series as Bluebird announces new car
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108286
Looks pretty good. Hopefully they will be able to compete.
How will they sound?
hammer24, any new spicy info?
brotkasten
Member
The trailer is terrible, but you can get an idea of how the cars might sound. Just keep in mind that the cars next season are going to be different ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDmagYyotNU
Psychotext
Member
Sound like radio controlled cars.
Big Takeover
Member
I'd be a lot more interested if it were much more of an open series. Obviously that's an expensive proposition, but the forward push on technology is the exciting part.
It's only gonna get worse
Squirrel Killer
Member
Something like Formula E should be an open series to help push technological innovation, but I'd still love to see a high level spec series where it's the drivers, not the cars, that make the difference.
Yeah, we should get race every weekend. Screw 'summer breaks' and other crap.
Big Takeover
Member
That's always been a tough one. At the end of the day, manufacturers are what make high level motorsport go round. Without them (spec), you have no base from which to have a profitable series with top tier talent and top tier sponsors.
Spec works perfectly for lower formula however.
Squirrel Killer
Member
I'm in the US, coverage for GP2 is even worse than it is for F1.
Will Formula E be any different?
marvelharvey
Member
"For 100 years
Motor racing has been a power
A power that has changed time and space
A power for dreams and enthusiasm
A power that made the unbelievable possible"
Who wrote that crap? A game translator from the '80s?
I certainly look forward to Formula E taking off and watching it on TV, but I can't see myself ever going to a track for it. The noise (and vibrations) of the combustion engine is a huge part of the circuit-going experience.