Formula One 2011[or the sport of one billion new rules] (2 Viewers)

WΏΏdy?

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Dec 23, 2005
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I lost all interest after michael left,and rule changes all the time made it even worse.
Then bushy eyebrows joined ferrari and that was it....stopped following the sport but now it seems michael will have a better car and win again!

Narian comming back is ok,but chandok leaving is not....i never liked narian but chandok would have done well in a decent car.

Here are the teams so far,who are u betting on?


Red Bull:
Mark webber
sebastian vettel

McLaren:
Lewis Hamilton
Jenson Button

Ferrari:
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa

Mercedes GP:
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher

Lotus Renault GP:
Robert Kubica
Vitaly Petrov

Williams:
Rubens Barrichello
Pastor Maldonado

Force India:
TBC
TBC

Sauber:
Kamui Kobayashi
Sergio Pérez

Toro Rosso:
Sebastian Buemi
Jaime Alguersuari

Team Lotus:
Jarno Trulli
Heikki Kovalainen

Hispania Racing Team:
Narain Karthikeyan
TBC

Virgin Racing
Timo Glock
Jérôme d'Ambrosio


 

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WΏΏdy?

WΏΏdy?

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Dec 23, 2005
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  • Thread Starter #6
    I dont care who wins it,it just should not be either of the mclaren's or alonso.

    Rab: sticky? time for the old thread to go.
     
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    WΏΏdy?

    WΏΏdy?

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    I was just reading the rules of the new season,turns out we have a new "movable" rear wing. What it will do is make overtaking way too easy.
    That is what they are complaining about now,too much overtaking will make F1 similar to nascar.
     

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    Ohaulick
    Oct 28, 2010
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    I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more overtaking. It'll still be nothing like NASCAR imo. Drivers will just have to get better at blocking and it's not like they're going in a circle only turning left.

    They're also moving on from small NA V8's to smaller turbo fours aren't they?
     
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    New rules for this season.

    With moveable rear wings, a new tyre supplier, the return of KERS, a 107 percent qualifying rule and more, there are plenty of regulation changes that will have a major impact on the Formula One field in 2011…

    Adjustable rear wings
    Under new moveable bodywork regulations, drivers of suitably equipped cars can adjust the rear wing from the cockpit, altering its angle of incidence through a set range. (The moveable front wing, used in 2010, has been dropped.) The system’s availability is electronically governed - it can be used at any time in practice and qualifying, but during the race can only be activated when a driver is less than one second behind another car at pre-determined points on the track. The system is then deactivated once the driver brakes. In combination with KERS, it is designed to boost overtaking. Also like KERS, it isn’t compulsory.

    No F-ducts or double diffusers
    Any system, device or procedure which uses driver movement as a means of altering the aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited from 2011 - that means no F-ducts. Tightening of the regulations on stepped floors means double diffusers in their original sense are also banned.

    KERS
    A badge of honour for some, a bugbear for others on its debut in 2009, KERS - or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems - have been reintroduced in 2011 after the teams mutually agreed to suspend their use in 2010. KERS take the waste energy generated under braking and turns it into additional power. This is then made available to the driver in fixed quantities per lap via a steering wheel-mounted 'boost button’. The systems are essentially the same as those seen in ’09, with no increase in the maximum permitted power (though that could change in subsequent seasons). The challenge for the engineers this time round is packaging. Last time KERS was run, refuelling was legal. Now, with it banned, fuel tanks are larger and finding room to accommodate battery packs etc is not as easy. Hence don’t be surprised if bodywork has grown in places, relative to 2010. On the plus side, minimum car weight has been upped by 20kg to 640kg, meaning larger drivers don’t pay the weight-distribution penalty they once did in a KERS-equipped car.

    Wheel tethers
    In response to several stray wheels over the course of the 2010 season, teams must now place a second tether on every wheel to improve safety. The two tethers must be contained in separate suspension members.

    Tyres
    Following Bridgestone’s decision to withdraw at the end of 2010 after 13 years in Formula One, Pirelli take over as the sport’s sole tyre supplier. The Italian company, last part of F1 in 1991, will provide all teams with rubber for the next three years.

    Tyre allocation has been reduced for 2011, with 11 rather than 14 sets of dry-weather tyres available to each driver per race weekend. Drivers will receive three sets (two prime, one option) to use in P1 and P2 and must return one set after each session. A further eight sets will then be at their disposal for the rest of the weekend, although one set of each specification must be handed back before qualifying.

    If a driver fails to use both specifications of dry-weather tyres during a (dry) race, they will be excluded from the results. If a (dry) race is suspended and can’t be restarted, and a driver has failed to use both specifications, 30 seconds will be added to the driver’s race time.

    Gearboxes
    As part of the sport’s cost-saving and environmental initiatives, gearboxes now need to last for five race weekends, instead of the previous four.

    107% qualifying rule
    During the first phase of qualifying, any driver who fails to set a lap within 107 percent of the fastest Q1 time will not be allowed to start the race. However, in exceptional circumstances, which could include a driver setting a suitable time during practice, the stewards may permit the car to start.

    Team curfew
    A clampdown on long working hours has been introduced, with a curfew on team personnel connected with the operation of the cars. They will not be allowed into the circuit between midnight and 6am when practice is scheduled to start at 10am the following day, or between 1am and 7am when practice starts at 11am. Each team is permitted four individual exceptions to this rule during the season.

    Penalties
    Stewards now have the power to impose a wider range of penalties for driving and other rule transgressions. Added to their armoury are time penalties, the right to exclude drivers from race results, or suspend them from subsequent events.

    Team orders
    The clause in the sporting regulations banning team orders has been removed.
     

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    Ohaulick
    Oct 28, 2010
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    #16
    They do the rule change thing every year. Nothing really changes, Vettel will still crash into Webber and etc.
     

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