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Optimaximal

March 01, 2013 8:51 AM

F1 » Marussia expects engine change


@oldtimer the general speculation is that any interest will come mid-2014 in time for 2015 or 2016 when outsiders have viewed how the engines work and what is the best design so they can copy it. The manufacturers are too big to just leap on projects like this - they'd have to be considered long term. As for them being a waste of time and money - a) we don't know how they're going to perform yet b) the initial cost is steep compared to the current engines, but because of the various limits on number of engines, fuel flow and performance, they should be more reliable and the cost will fall. c) its not just green credentials, its relevance to the car industry to attract the other manufacturers back. For example, all the Japanese manufacturers are heavily investing themselves in ERS and Hybrid drive.

Optimaximal

December 09, 2012 11:21 PM

F1 » Ecclestone: Drivers 'can’t be characters'


Wasn't the big hoo-hah about the fact that swearing in public in Abu Dhabi is a criminal offence and F1 was seen as 'being above the law'? Bernie's circus shouldn't be above the rules and regulations of a country just because it shows up and draws some money and attention - that's just a slippery slope. Yes, the TV thing is a problem, but it happens all the time - DC (as the presenter/interviewer) did what he was supposed to do and apologised to the public.

Optimaximal

October 27, 2012 10:01 PM
Last Edited 234 days ago

F1 » Ecclestone's budget cap plan 'unrealistic'


-"It sounds like quite a lot of money, so I don't know -how much it's going to help too many teams," was the -opinion of Martin Whitmarsh, Horner's counterpart at -Williams. JOURNALISM!!! -Ferrari and Mercedes both design, develop and build -their own engines for F1 and then sell them to other -teams, while Red Bull, Williams, Caterham and Toro -Rosso purchase their engines from Renault. This gets worse... Red Bull are the Renault works team - they get their engines for free as a result. Also, Toro Rosso run Ferrari engines.

Optimaximal

September 07, 2012 9:53 AM

F1 » Montezemolo: Electric F1 not emotional


Surely implementing electric in cars should be prime focus for Ferrari, given that the raw speed delivered by electric motors is well aligned with their goals. The main problems that need to be solved are range and weight, something that, I don't know, maybe a major racing series might be able to resolve... Motorsport is right up there with the military & aerospace in driving technical innovation. Oh, wait, it's a LDM power play. Moving on...



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