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25th September 2020, 14:26 #1
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Fuel flow restrictions
So , an idea just floated through my head .
It's suspected that the reds were using more fuel than allowed last year , and now we've got them struggling to keep up .
So , is restricting the flow actually a good idea ?
As I understand it , it is at least partially aimed at showing the sport to be "green" , and efficient in it's fuel use .
That would be more arguable if you ever heard them laud themselves for this fact , but you rarely hear about it .
It's also something that the teams work hard on anyway , as a matter of course , as nobody wants to carry more weight in fuel anyway , so better efficiency is always an aim .
So , as the idea wanders about my head , it occurs to me that with no fuel flow restrictions , but some kind of efficiency award for best placing in the "least amount of fuel used" category , it might point out the efficiency a little more poignantly in front of the public .
This all comes from the thought that Merc is ahead in both being fastest and in doing it most efficiently , and Ferrari was almost there last year , but it seems now , not so efficient , and lost down the list .
I sure some big brain could work out the math that could combine fuel use and placement , and perhaps it not just the front runners that would be able to vie for the award , which could maybe include just the air time/advertising , or actual points or money .
It's how my brain works behind the mask .
You cats think there any merit at all to the idea ?
I have always admired his ability to communicate with his engineer, and thus create maximum feeling with the surface and what he can thus allow himself of speed in different combinations, but if you...
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