Breakaway series sporting regulations

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Originally Posted by ioan

IMO KERS will be relevant only if the only condition will be a limited fuel weight to be used during the race.

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Good point. In a free-spending world, letting the teams have any kind of engine but a limited amount of fuel would kick up some different designs.. in theory.

Oh, and before I forget, appropriate rules for dealing with problems. We haven't seen much from the stewards recently as the last few races haven't exactly been controversial - but the system still stinks.

For example, dropping a driver three places (or any appropriate number) in the finishing order rather than a one-size-fits-all 25 sec penalty for an infringement would be much fairer if the race has a late safety car period. Add in the ability to appeal such a penalty once applied (with the risk of a harsher penalty if it's a frivolous complaint!) and we might be on to something.

..or we could put it to a public vote? "Press Red now to choose your penalty!..." :p

I'd get rid of quali 2 and go straight from Q! to the top 10.

Keep KERS but with unlimited time/power.

Ditch the 2 tyre compounds rule and allow drivers to choose whicher compound they wish at each point during the race/quali.

KERS could be fantastic - the technology has proved to work and be pretty reliable on the whole - however they should only be limited to power OR time, then the best KERs will be able to deliver 80 (preferable more like 120bhp) for longer than its rivals, or if limited to 10seconds, then if someone can do 150bhp and others only 90bhp then we'll see progress. as it stands there is no development requirement, other than weight. when evewryone has the same spec then there is no point in having it at all as everyone is at the same point again

This'll be fun.

They couldn't agree on the definition of a diffuser a few months ago. If some within FOTA can't agree it most likely means they'll have to run back to the FIA to sort their mess out which goes against the spirit of the breakaway series in the first place!

qualifying sessions
Q1 20 cars 20 minutes
Q2 15 (3/4) cars 15 minutes
totaling 35 minutes
followed by a Top 10 (1/2) Shootout one car on track at a time

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Originally Posted by Mark

Now the technical regs are pretty fixed to the current F1 regs as it's too late to change them.

But they could have completely different sporting regulations.

e.g.
Tyre usage rules.
Qualfiying format.
Race length
Parc-Ferme rules
etc

What do you think they should do?

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Tire use - let each team pick the compound that works best for them, but if it's soft and they run out of tires, they have to strip the tires off the team principal's car to finish. Teams must run the race on the same compound used in qualifying - no 3-lap qualifying specials.

Race length - longer, please. The minimum race length used to be 2 hours - races at Spa were 450km. :eek: That is a bit severe, but taking races closer to 2 hours could lead to more interesting conclusions (see tire alternative above).

Make fueling devices gravity-fed only and limit teams to 5-6 crew members over the wall for a pit stop. All crew members and other paraphenalia (i.e. the old tires and the fuel hose have to be back over the wall before the car is released, or the penalty is another 10-second stop. Put more of the racing back on the track, and make teams carefully consider to cost of additional stops.

Parc Ferme - teams can add fuel to a car and put on fresh tires after qualifying but nothing else. Anything else gets a start from the pit lane.

Qualifying format - this one is actually pretty interesting and doesn't seem to yield severe injustices. Drivers who complain about getting blocked in the first two parts really needed to try harder earlier in the period - you go out in the last 5 minutes, you take what you get.

ClarkFan

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Originally Posted by ClarkFan

Race length - longer, please. The minimum race length used to be 2 hours - races at Spa were 450km. :eek: That is a bit severe, but taking races closer to 2 hours could lead to more interesting conclusions (see tire alternative above).

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No way. They would have to redesign the engine or produce more engines, which isn't what they are after.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Now the technical regs are pretty fixed to the current F1 regs as it's too late to change them.

But they could have completely different sporting regulations.

e.g.
Tyre usage rules.
Qualfiying format.
Race length
Parc-Ferme rules
etc

What do you think they should do?

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Figure out how to get the factions back together, NOW! This is the end of F1 if this split goes through.

I would say that should ANY car resemble FIA regs in any way shape of form, they will land in a Parisian court quicker than one can utter the acronym "FOTA".

And the FIA will have an injunction that will stop any car from turning a wheel!

Not to mention Bernie's law suits that will not only sue for hundreds of millions but while the court case continues, will stop FOTA from racing.

Briatore, Howett and Montezemolo are cruising for a bruising that will see Toyota withdraw completely, Renault collapse in a heap and withdraw, and Ferrari returning with dear misguided Luca in no condition to shout the odds.

The FOTA is not intended to be a drivers series but a manufacturers one.

It will consume significant amounts of money, include a lot of confusion over WHO gets to decide the rules - Flavio and Luca want to RULE - and I thinl that many drivers will actually not want to get involved because they will be refused FIA licenses.

Someone such as Kimi, effectively at the end of his career may not care, but there are others that are assuming they are safer with the FOTA than the FIA - they are mistaken.