Comments on: Things that have caught my eye lately

By: joe

joe — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:22:27 +0000

do you really think that he does it on purpose? It is impossible to blow an engine after one lap as it was at Malesian gp or at Sliversone in qualifing session… The engines are rpm limited so it’s impossible to overdo at least when you shift gears properly. I have not seen that RK upshifts or downshifts unproperly. He has a lot of bad luck. Engines of BMW are simply not good enough.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:02:35 +0000

Yes but you would need to be leading the car you were racing against by over 20 seconds at most venues to hold on to your track position, plus your tyres would be pretty hammered after running 70 odd laps in a heavy car.

By: john g

john g — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:48:37 +0000

williams are confirmed with a toyota engine, the fact they signed up early to the FIA championship should have no impact on the engine deal, and i expect williams and FIF1 to be reinstated to FOTA along with the other 3 teams soon (depending on the actions of spanky of course).

the article was just more to reassure FOTA that the cosworth cars would not gain a competitive advantage from the extra 2000RPM, not in power (engines have moved on a fair bit in the last 3 years), and a definite disadvantage in terms of fuel consumption. i don’t know if those engines would be subject to the same 8 engines per season limit as the current engines though, as i can’t see them lasting much more than 8 races if the teams do utilise them up to the full 20000RPM.

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By: Harveyeight

Harveyeight — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:08:10 +0000

Trial and error? Good heavens, Rich, leave me some of my illustions. I thought these people were engineers. The thought of Newey saying:

Ok, that’s rubbish. Let’s try the wing the other way around,

is just too horrible to contemplate.

By: Philip T

Philip T — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:26:10 +0000

James, could you shed light on this scenario? If there is a ban on refuelling and the drivers still have to use both compounds of tyre, what is to stop someone pitting on the last lap to put on the less desirable tyre and drive over the line? Even if they had to do one complete circuit (and not Schumacher Stop/Go Silverstone style) wouldn’t it be worth a go? Or are the tyre regs scrapped? I haven’t heard them mentioned.

I thought someone like Pat Symonds might have tried it at least once this year despite the fuel implications… he always been a subscriber to the ‘do something different’ idea.

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links for 2009-06-30 « vee8 - a Grand Prix and Formula 1 blog — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:05:29 +0000

[...] Things that have caught my eye lately – James Allen on F1 "Robert Kubica a contender for the season’s most miserable driver, has now chomped through five of his allocated eight engines for the year. He looks like making some unwanted history by being the first man to take a penalty for using a ninth engine. Apparently at Silverstone he lost two engines, one on Friday and then it’s replacement on Saturday. How he must look back on last season and his chance to fight for the title and wonder when that chance may come around again.." (tags: robertkubica engine penalty BMW Silverstone britishgrandprix) [...]

By: PT

PT — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:45:11 +0000

Not really a discussion point of any value from me… just thought I’d say Paul, that’s a brilliant idea! McLaren could win half the races and blow up in the rest just like 2005!

By: Snail

Snail — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:44:38 +0000

You’re right.
He isn’t a Vorlon.
Neither a Shadow.
Ferringhi perhaps?