Adam Scott Aukerman
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Which would give Honda an advantage. They will have the same rules as the other teams - starting next year.
Surely that loophole will have been closed by 2015.
Which would give Honda an advantage. They will have the same rules as the other teams - starting next year.
Surely that loophole will have been closed by 2015.
nice.
That's Jo Siffert in a BRM.
Adam Cooper ‏@adamcooperF1 32m32 minutes ago
Ex-McLaren man Dave Robson is @MassaFelipe19 's new race engineer at @WilliamsRacing. Andrew Murdoch becomes senior performance engineer
After 22 yrs as @WilliamsRacing chief mechanic Carl Gaden becomes senior car systems engineer. His old role goes to Mark Pattinson
http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/01/05/more-changes-as-williams-hones-engineering-line-up/
@tgruener:
#F1 Meeting on new engine rules for 2016 (or 2017) tomorrow at Geneva. Decision expected end of month. AmuS (German) http://t.co/SJSzp2pXVU
#F1 Ecclestone asked for more power (>1000 hp), more noise, less costs. Fuel flow limit could be increased. ERS-components standardised.
Look of #F1 cars to be more aggressive in future. Bigger tires. Less aero. Harder to drive. Changes probably not before 2017.
Force India has confirmed that it will launch its 2015 Formula 1 car in Mexico on January 21.
The Silverstone-based squad previously announced in November that it would present the VJM08 at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City at the end of January, but did not say a specific date.
The event will be supported by America Movil, with Telmex, Telcel and Claro remaining sponsors of the Force India team for 2015.
It will be streamed online, enabling fans from around the world to watch the car reveal. The team is the first to confirm its launch date for this year.
Couple of news:
- Sauber get a 10 million dollar discount on PU for signing Marciello as 3rd driver, Nasr/Ericsson bring in 40 million;
Is that the nose, or were there other aero changes?- Williams and RBR lost 20 points of downforce for their 2015 car.
@tgruener: #F1 With engine upgrades allowed during the 2015 season (32 tokens), teams & FIA agreed to reduce number of power units from 5 to 4.
My gut is telling me the PU will be unreliable and down on powerHmm, this will probably put McLaren in a worse position, I expect Honda pu to be the less reliable. But I could easily be proven wrong.
Hm, interesting. Why such DF loss for WIL?- Williams and RBR lost 20 points of downforce for their 2015 car.
Nose.Is that the nose, or were there other aero changes?
New nose regulations + new car is early in development. Wouldn't look too much into it. Teams will always find the downforce.Hm, interesting. Why such DF loss for WIL?
Meh, look similar but red/white are Honda's colors. White is also Japan's racing color. The white in the Honda logo is Mt Fuji as well.
So Mercedes are rumoured to be going chrome and McLaren white this season.
it's happening, red and white Fuji McLaren-Honda
Ferraris since departed technical chief Pat Fry has worked extensively with Rӓikkӧnen and Alonso at both McLaren and Ferrari and in Austin last year he talked of their traits and their differing form of 2014. There are two parts to it, he said. One is that Fernando is more adaptive anyway and the other is that the limitation with the car and the tyres specifically hurt Kimis way of driving. Often by the time you get the front end he needs into the car, the rear becomes a problem. To some degree on the softer compound tyres its not bad look at Singapore; when he went onto super soft he found a huge amount of time. But generally with this years car and tyres this is the sort of problem that compounds. You start saving fuel and you lose tyre temperature and cant get a balance, then you push and it comes back. Fernando works the car and the tyres and he can drive around problems. The harder you are on the fronts, the better youre going to be.
Kimi was exactly the same at McLaren, continued Fry. He was always super-sensitive to the front end. When we had him and Montoya together we had about seven different front suspensions. To get the best from Kimi you need to give him the car.
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/f1/kimis-struggle/
Mercedes should be in reflective chrome, so Nico could use it as mirror to fix his hair
Plus it would shine like crazy in the sun, so they could blind Ferrari/RBR/Mclaren drivers when they will lap them.
And all because some people don't like that Torro Rosso are giving Verstappen a shot. Come on, it's obvious the kid is an extraordinary talent, no team is just gonna put inexperienced drivers into their cars because of how much fun it is...
On the flip side is this going to prevent people from getting in just because they have money even when there are champions without a seat?
EG. Chilton, Van der Garde and Ericsson, D'ambrosia and Chandok each wouldn;t have qualified because their performances elsewhere were poor.
2014
Marcus Ericsson
Will Stevens
2013
Giedo van der Garde
Max Chilton
2012
Jean-Eric Vergne
Charles Pic
Paul di Resta
2011
Daniel Ricciardo
Jerome D’Ambrosio
2010
Karun Chandhok
RAI would still be able to return to F1 while MSC and KAR would not have been able to return.
The new superlicence regulations also make life more difficult for drivers making comebacks following a spell out of the sport. In order to automatically qualify for a superlicence they must have started at least five F1 races in the previous year, or at least 15 races in the previous three years.
From the current regulations:Do the licences expire now or something?
All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship must hold a FIA Super Licence. Applications for Super Licences must be made annually to the FIA through the applicant's ASN.