Teams preventing SC rule change

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Originally Posted by truefan72

the rules are fine, just change the pit fueling option around, whereas the FIA receive the intended first fuel/pit stop window (+/- one lap)from each time prior to the start of the race ( or right when it starts) and then submit to the FIA/stewards, the next expected fuel/pit window (+/- one lap) after each stop.

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Very bad idea. It would completely make pitstops inflexible.

Right now, team have the ability to pit earlier depending on race conditions. It is for example very common for leaders to pit earlier when they are faced with a string of backmarkers to lap.

I say the rules are fine, though the more I think of that reserved fuel tank, the more I like the idea. It's gonna be a b!tch to regulate though.

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Originally Posted by aryan

I say the rules are fine, though the more I think of that reserved fuel tank, the more I like the idea. It's gonna be a b!tch to regulate though.

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I wonder what bunsen would think of that :p :

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

I wonder what bunsen would think of that :p :

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Good one! :laugh: :up:

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Originally Posted by aryan

Very bad idea. It would completely make pitstops inflexible.

Right now, team have the ability to pit earlier depending on race conditions. It is for example very common for leaders to pit earlier when they are faced with a string of backmarkers to lap.

I say the rules are fine, though the more I think of that reserved fuel tank, the more I like the idea. It's gonna be a b!tch to regulate though.

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if they pit before the safty car they will not need to pit under the safty car.
this would only be if thay needed to pit under the safty car.

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Originally Posted by AndyL

The current rules actually encourage fast driving under the safety car - when lapped cars are allowed to pass, they then rush to make up an entire lap. I think one driver actually did his fastest lap of the race up to that point under the safety car on Sunday, I can't remember who though.

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My point exactly in some prior threads---the "safety aspect" only comes into play once everyone is lined up directly behind the car. Until then it is crazy and Wilko has a very valid point.

Indeed, the SC really does not make a lot of sense, except for the really really slow response of the FIA medical car stuff, as when Ralf sat in his smashed car ar Indy, whereas if it had been a champ or IRL race, Ralf would have been out and back to hospital, long before the old now retired doctor would have arrived.....but so what. This is F1!!!!We are already too good

I don't see any problem with the pit lane limiter kicking in during a SC incident but it's not very spectacular ;)

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

I don't see any problem with the pit lane limiter kicking in during a SC incident but it's not very spectacular ;)

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If it happens when the cars are negotiating a turn like Eau Rouge or R130 than it get mighty spectacular, and I don't se any of them managing to keep the car on the black stuff if that happens.

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Originally Posted by ioan

If it happens when the cars are negotiating a turn like Eau Rouge or R130 than it get mighty spectacular, and I don't se any of them managing to keep the car on the black stuff if that happens.

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Agreed, but I've said before, enhance the system with GPS, so it won't kick in mid corner at racing speed.......

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Originally Posted by ioan

If it happens when the cars are negotiating a turn like Eau Rouge or R130 than it get mighty spectacular, and I don't se any of them managing to keep the car on the black stuff if that happens.

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I wasn't planning on just kicking them in :laugh:

You can have a 5 or 10 second warning period with a flashing light on the dash and an audible alarm on the helmet warning the drivers.

Having the limiter engaged while on track might make it a little hard to keep those tires warm enough for a restart .
50mph might not be fast enough , and it might end in the cars getting strung out , having slowed enough below the limiter speed to get some wheelspin , and brake warming .