2013 rules approved - sort of

[Mark]

http://www.motorsportforums.com/form...tml#post928721

[airshifter]

12,000 rev limit on the smaller engine? Seems kind of strange to me. But it sounds like they are going to make KERS something more representative of what F1 could bring to hybrid power. As long as the racing is good.


And I can't believe the forum admin didn't use a live link to the story.

[Mark]

12,000 rev limit on the smaller engine? Seems kind of strange to me. But it sounds like they are going to make KERS something more representative of what F1 could bring to hybrid power. As long as the racing is good.


And I can't believe the forum admin didn't use a live link to the story.

Very odd! Fixed!

[ioan]

But it sounds like they are going to make KERS something more representative of what F1 could bring to hybrid power.

Hopefully.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

I hope they still make a terrific noise.

[ioan]

I hope they still make a terrific noise.

I hope they don't, instead they are more energy efficient and faster.

[airshifter]

I hope they don't, instead they are more energy efficient and faster.

But they should still sound good.

Ever seen or seen video of an electric car drag racing? It's just not right seeing that happen without some ICE sounds coming out of the car.

[ioan]

But they should still sound good.

Ever seen or seen video of an electric car drag racing? It's just not right seeing that happen without some ICE sounds coming out of the car.

It is probably just me, however I prefer a car that is silent and doesn't transform energy into noise instead of dynamic performance.

[Arjuna]

If the rules is to become operative for saving energy, and on the other hand the car is faster, this change would be good. I see it with implementation of HPIS, and the like of KERS or even DRS, the smaller car can be faster. It just sounds strange an F1 car is only 1.6 liter car, and 4 cyls likely it's a common four-cyls configuration.

This is F1 not slalom contest, besides the performance I think we still need some noises. As the engine gets smaller it will produce less noise, imo.

[Mark]

This is F1 not slalom contest, besides the performance I think we still need some noises. As the engine gets smaller it will produce less noise, imo.

Turbo chargers tend to act as silencers anyway.

But it would be very strange indeed to think that an F1 car has a 1.6 litre turbo charged engine... My car has a 1.6 litre turbo charged engine!