The final race will give double points.

Are watching a sport or f1's got talent?

 

Plenty of sporting series, including in motorsports, has something to try to keep championship fights alive right up to the end. Doubling the last race's points doesn't seem to be a good way of doing it.

I'd say that you are watching "F1 Political Survivor" more-so than "F1's Got Talent" though

 

Yeah...
They could start with doing what the public wants to keep it entertained.
Like not penalizing every single overtake or blunt maneuvre.

Environmentalists can suck what's under my underwear. I'd take a 20k rpm, 3.0 v12 over a 15k rpm turbo v6 with ERS any day.

 

I don't object to the change in drivetrains at all. I think that motorsports of all forms should take advantage of newer and advancing technologies.

 

Agreed, nothing sounds as good as a v12 @ 20,000 rpm.

 

I too like the sound of an NA v12, but, I do have to admit that all these new technologies has me intrigued

 

Does anyone think that F1 will ever figure out Vettel's launch / traction control secret?

 

It would seem to be irrelevant now. The systems are different. Hell, it could have just been the driver.

 

riiiiiiight. I know it's trivial now, but F1 has to know that RBR got away with something huge this past season. I would think that they would want to know just to save face.

 

F1 to award double points for season finale, assign permanent driver numbers - Autoblog

 

Assigning permanent numbers is an irrelevant rule. You can't see the numbers on the car anyway. You have to identify the driver by the design on his helmet. If you want it to mean something, require the number to be displayed be a viewable size.

 

I agree 100%

 

vettel's secret is/was that newey was able to reproduce the blown diffuser on his car in a legal way for this season. unless the rules are changed concerning that, 2014 will be another vettel/rbr year sadly. why webber wasn't closer I don't know. uneven material and/or other factors.

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I don't think that explains it. The predictive traction control theory seems to fit better.

The rules for 2014 have all exhaust exiting at the center tail of the car and there is no wing permitted in the vicinity, so blown difusers won't really be possible anyway.

 

He had to have traction control. He launches / starts and grip when exiting a turn was above everyone else.

Great F1 video : These F1 Transformations Are Absolutely Brilliant

 

Di Montezemolo calls F1 teams for summit - GPUpdate.net

Gotta love Ferrari, at least they're trying to keep the sport alive.

If i were the teams i'd leave Bernie and the FIA alone and build my own series, Formula 0. Less rules, more racing, **** budget caps. The tracks would be more than happy to resign their contracts with Bernie and simply split the revenue 30\70 with the teams.
The teams should own the series, not some old fart and a corrupted federation.

 

An Inside Look At Ferrari's New Formula One Engine

 

Todt: Double points system not a major change - GPUpdate.net

"not a major change" + "nobody likes it" = fairly easy to go back... why don't they cancel this rule?

Moreover, everybody's worried about F1's financial situation, yet they only talk about budget caps, not about asking less than 20 million $ to each and every track to host a race.
********.

 

Get well quickly, Schui.

 

^^ What he said
Michael Schumacher reportedly in coma following ski accident - Autoblog

 

Yes, get well Shumi

 

Michael Schumacher reportedly not speeding when he fell in skiing accident - Autoweek Racing F1 news - Autoweek

Doctors report slight improvement in Michael Schumacher following second surgery - Autoweek Racing F1 news - Autoweek

 

closer sources aren't that optimistic.

 

Happy New Year everyone! First movie I watched this year, enjoy the short clip I took out of the movie!

 

Is it time for our 'OFFICIAL 2014 Formula 1 Season Discussion'?

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