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Originally Posted by ioan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG6ZG...eature=related
Time to bring out Hornswaggle in a 750cc Supercharged DB Monomill?
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619!Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG6ZG...eature=related
Time to bring out Hornswaggle in a 750cc Supercharged DB Monomill?
Today it seemed to me the DRS had very little effect on the racing at all. Unless someone was lucky enough to catch a back marker near the zone, or catch a car on older tires near the zone, I can't think of a single other pass that DRS made happen. Despite what some are claiming Hamilton used KERS and DRS lap after lap in an attempt to get by Vettel, and couldn't make it work. On quite a few of those laps Vettel didn't use his KERS at all, yet Lewis used the KERS and DRS every lap.
But on a number of occasions the drivers with fresher tires breezed right past other drivers all over the track.
How much influence do you think the rev limiters are having on the effectiveness of the DRS?Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Even those of us who defend DRS would agree that Turkey was a silly situation, the zone was far too long and overtaking was made far far too easy. Malaysia and China were just about right, but that's as much due to the opening sequence of corners which allowed a great overtaking and repassing battle.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
It's a work in progress, and while I think it's a shame more research wasn't done in pre-season or Friday testing, it would be silly to abandon DRS after only a handful of races.
I think the rev limit should be removed. Teams are only allowed 8 engines per car per season and if they believe they can chance higher engine speeds at the possible expense of reliability then good luck to them. It would open up yet more strategic possibilities: do you go flat out in qualifying to bag a front-row spot but risk a penalty later in the year? Do you briefly hit 20Krpm to pull off an overtake at the expense of higher fuel consumption? The possibilities are endless!Quote:
Originally Posted by Whyzars
I think both the engine freeze and the rev limit are awful - it forces teams to rely more on aerodynamic upgrades, which means the cars are more affected by the dirty wake of the preceeding car, and therefore cannot follow the car in front through corners, so even with slipstreaming on straights (which is heavily compromised, because there is a rev limit) they cannot get close enough.
The FIA should axe these awful restrictions on the teams, rather than introducing new technologies which can only be used at certain times on the track. To me, that makes DRS and KERS a bad gimmick - that the DRS can only be used in a place of the FIA's choosing, and the KERS being restricted to a certain amount per lap.
I really don't think theres any comparison with former technologies like turbochargers in this regard, because drivers had a certain amount of turbo boost per race, and they chose when and where they would use it, rather than just having a push to pass button that can only be used for a certain amount each lap. The turbos were a natural integration of a technology into the technical regulations of Formula One, where KERS and DRS are implemented in a contrived manner which is really just a patchwork solution to poor rulemaking.
Agree with that. I personally think that F1 should be very little about aerodynamics and mostly about having massively powerful engines. More power than grip is often mentioned but I still believe it's the key! After all if the cars had no aero and relied entirely on mechanical grip then they would be able to follow closely and the likes of DRS wouldn't be required.
There is an easy quick fix solution, and that's to provide standard, aerodyanically neutral, front and rear wings. They'd still have aero from the undertray and the body of the car itself but the majority of the downforce and cruically that proportion of the downforce affected by dirty air, would be removed.
Possibly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Malaysia made me a bit sceptical, looked almost as if the racing was too good to be true.
China was about right and even Hamilton passed cars without the benefit of DRS!
It seems the Tilke-dromes aren't going to do the sceptics any favours.
It seems that DRS may be banned in Monaco after all... but only in the tunnel:
Full story: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91665Quote:
The FIA is considering banning the use of DRS in the tunnel at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix on the back of continued safety complaints from drivers, AUTOSPORT can reveal.
A majority of drivers have expressed reservations about the possible dangers they could face in Monaco by having to use the DRS - especially through the tricky right-hander in the tunnel.
And although the FIA saw no grounds to ban DRS entirely - with the overtaking zone to be laid down on the start-finish straight – some consideration is now being given to the tunnel situation for practice and qualifying, when DRS can normally be used without restriction.
I wonder what precedent this will set with other flat out corners that would be made more challenging with DRS, say, for instance... Eau Rouge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B