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Not to be funny, but you're choosing not to discuss this in a reasonable fashion.Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
A small engine like that makes the cars SLOWER which directly means that there is less spectacle.
A roof and wheel fairings would merely make the cars differently, and with the reduction in drag could even make for a better show.
I watch F1 for what it is, not what it could be. If they covered the cockpit and arched the wheels, I promise you that I will be the first to switch off the telly after over 20 years of F1 loyalty and only 4 live races missed in that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I think we all agree that safety is the prime consideration when specifying both the sporting and technical regulations of any sport. But a balance has to be achieved between safety and maintaining the essence of the sport. Otherwise F1 would be running 600cc Diahatsus as mentioned, and rugby players would be wearing inflatable sumo suits.
Although I'm sure you're serious, I doubt you would switch off. F1 would still be more or less the same, it would just be slightly different.Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
OK let me put it this way. Next race if a wheel comes off and kills a driver as Surtees died and then the race after that someone gets hit in the head in a similar manner to the way Massa did and turns into a vegetable for the rest of their lives then what could F1 do in your opinion to try and lessen this risk? Serious question there.
They do react to these things , though , Daniel .Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
They have two tethers on the wheels now .
When Massa was hit , the crowd went silent , and we all waited with baited breath until we knew he would be OK .
And , even though he had the face of a prize fighter , he was itching hard to get back in the seat .
The cars are designed to be safe , and are very much so , despite open wheels .
But , it's the danger , despite the safety , that draws both the crowd and the fan .
It is the fact that they are open wheel that is a great part of that draw .
Oh FFS, it's like smashing myself in the face with a brick. Did you not actually read what I wrote, or are you being intentionally ignorant?Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
Only currently. A few years ago they were regulated to be 3l v10s, does that mean that the current crop aren't real F1 cars? We've had turbos, we've had ground effect, we've had six wheels, we've had double deck diffusers. Are none of these F1 cars? Are all of them F1 cars? The rules are only ever current (even then they change, like we're about to see with blown diffusers). If the 2016 rules state that they should be closed cockpit then it's just another step in the life of the sport.Quote:
That is how an F1 car is regulated to be built
Like I said with the building industry (a point you completely ignored), people always feel that they are safe enough until an accident happens...at which point, in building anyway, someone gets sued. Just because people feel safe, doesn't mean that they are safe.Quote:
If people/drivers feel it is not safe enough
Also like I said before, I don't necessarily believe that we need closed cockpits etc. I just think that people are being stupidly stick in the mud with the replies that Daniel is getting.
I'm dumbfounded at reading that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
Why is that Miguel?Quote:
Originally Posted by barryfullalove
I too have been watching F1 for 20+ years ( :erm: ) and over the last couple of years the sport(?) has taken a direction that has increasingly depreciated by interest.
Closed cockpits and fendered wheels would simply mean that I would likely switch to different series :mark: .
F1 is far more about the drivers though...people want to see the helmet colours and identify with their 'man'. Now some of that is being lost with the constant helmet redesigns to add in some diamonds for Monaco (gimmick, much?!?) but a coupe loses some that appeal of seeing the hands sawing at the wheel a la Kobayashi.
Barry , there are always two ends to the spectrum , and we always need to find the safest place in between .
A friend of mine who works at the nuke plant nearby mentioned the other day that he had the change a light bulb .
It would have been three steps up the ladder to do it , but it was one too many .
He was required to acquire a zoom boom to do it , which took about half of his day , as it had to be brought from another end of the plant .
He was also required to tie off , and because of this , was put in some danger as a result , by having to lean down to the bulb from the boom very awkwardly .
It took three guys .
One drove the machine .
One lead him through the plant .
And one , to change the bulb .
All the while , without a functioning bulb in place , it was dark for half the day .
The other end of that spectrum isn't your roofer friends , but those cats in Asia who use bamboo for scaffolding .
In F1 we have willing participants .
They are willing to go all the way up the ladder , not just the third step .