- Jun 9, 2004
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Some thoughts:
-Just got done watching Michael dominate again at the Grand Prix of Germany. It's too bad Kimi's rear wing wasn't structurally stable--would have been a nice fight.
-Jenson Button's battle for 2nd with Fernando Alonso was awesome. I really think that if Toyota can continue to make improvements to the car, Button will be the next great driver in F1.
-Proposed rules changes for 2005 (for those of you who didn't catch them):
1) Aero: rear diffuser height lowered, front wing raised, rear wing element moved forward. Designed to reduce downforce by 25% while reducing drag only 4%. Overall effect is to slow the cars down in turning to promote more overtaking. I personally am in favor of these changes, as it promotes more competitive racing.
2) Two sets of tires for an entire race weekend, one for the two practice sessions, one for qualifying and race. I know they're doing this to promote more competitive racing, but to me it just completely takes out one aspect of the race--it means that pit stops are only for fuel, which means one less strategic aspect for teams to consider.
3) One engine must last for two consecutive race weekends. The effect is that it reduces both peak and average power in order to increase endurance.
Discuss.
-Just got done watching Michael dominate again at the Grand Prix of Germany. It's too bad Kimi's rear wing wasn't structurally stable--would have been a nice fight.
-Jenson Button's battle for 2nd with Fernando Alonso was awesome. I really think that if Toyota can continue to make improvements to the car, Button will be the next great driver in F1.
-Proposed rules changes for 2005 (for those of you who didn't catch them):
1) Aero: rear diffuser height lowered, front wing raised, rear wing element moved forward. Designed to reduce downforce by 25% while reducing drag only 4%. Overall effect is to slow the cars down in turning to promote more overtaking. I personally am in favor of these changes, as it promotes more competitive racing.
2) Two sets of tires for an entire race weekend, one for the two practice sessions, one for qualifying and race. I know they're doing this to promote more competitive racing, but to me it just completely takes out one aspect of the race--it means that pit stops are only for fuel, which means one less strategic aspect for teams to consider.
3) One engine must last for two consecutive race weekends. The effect is that it reduces both peak and average power in order to increase endurance.
Discuss.
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