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Yeah, 3 week break now abit of testing get back to Europe and get there act on. I hope Ferrari can, otherwise Renault will runaway with it this year and it will become boring.
I honestly reckon that Ferrari would be going good if others (1-2 middle/top teams) used Bridgestone as well.
Get abit more testing and that etc.
So, all you BAR fans, whats going on?
Maybe a B16a should be put in, abit more reliable lol
BAR will bounce back... motivation = toyota finishing in the podiums 2 rounds in a row...
but yeah this season doesnt seem all that interesting... havent seen much in the way of overtaking (on the track... pit action is pretty much zero, without tyre changes)
new rules may have cut $$$ in running a team but at what costs to the entertainment factor
Im still down with BAR, the brake problems not cos of the heat but cos of the componenets. the old cars form last year sued ap brakes, this year used alcon, and they failed on both. Well jenson had to nurse it, which lead to the pit crew taking off his left front tyre to check.
Alll in all agreat race i reckon with so many passing moves and nice to see evnts like engine failures, tyre failures etc..
Yeah it's always good to see a few tyre and engine failures, but it seems to me as though that is what F1 has turned in to...You are forever sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to see whose engine will blow, whose tyres will fail, etc.....
It's pretty disappointing actually. They changed the rules to reduce costs...I'm sorry, but the only cost saving is the reduction in tyre use and thats about it. And lets face it, the cost of tyres is pretty insignificant when you look at the overall budget of your typical team. Funding has probably just been re-apportioned. Toyota is a perfect example - they have made a 100% commitment to the sport and threw an absolute bucketload of money in to the development of the 2005 car. That massive amount of money has paid off (or is starting to) and proves that with substantial amounts of money you can do well in F1.
Money is and always will be the key in F1 - this is the ultimate motor sport.
When are the boneheads of the sport going to realise they can not slow the cars down - the big teams will always have the money and the commitment to improve the cars as has been proved over and over again over recent years.
Rant over
:)
Maybe they cant slow them down forever, but they are slowing them down. Its only being done for driver safety etc.
yeh having just the two teams running on bridgestones now is a huge disadvantage. I heard the other teams agreed to do less testing in order to assist the bottom end teams and Ferrari said hell no cause there basically the only ones running bridgestones and therefor need the extra time? lol ah well
ahh...3more weeks till san marino :)
3 teams run Bridgestones Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi.
As for the saving money thing.
All the money that it takes to build the car where it is today and then introduce new rules and regulations which makes you ALTER and CHANGE your car means you have to SPEND a lot of money AGAIN to develop the car to suit the rules and regulations.
This is what I don't understand, new engines, new aero development, tyre development etc all adds more and more money to the list.
I doubt very much that anyone can argue against the point.
They really have to look at it and think, "hold on its F1 things should be a technological break through etc" not "we should go back in time"
http://f1total.com/bilder/2005/gp/0503bhr/so/z043.jpg
Shows the twin 'v' radiator that packs them into a tighter space.
Another significant point is the exhaust manifold pointing forwards. This has advantages - allows for tighter bodywork around the gearbox section, it adds the exhaust gas into the air stream further before the rear end (presume less turbulence). With all the cooling air on a F1 car these days leaving the radiators through the top of the sidepods in a variety of ways, this type of manifold does not hinder the cooling system. I'd expect other teams to bring in this type of manifold as soon as they can, if they can take advantage of the style in their current chassis.
Edit: This is the F2005
its not michelins fault that ferrari get special treatment from bridgestone. Ultimately that made teams switch from bridgestone to michelins, and now the michelins have advantages.
The testing rule/agreement was made by the other teams so as to cut costs, which in effect made it a fair and level playing field. Ferrari said no, but i mean who cares, as ITV crew already mentioned, when schumacher cust trulli off to take second at the start of the race, he is brave, when webber does it to fisichella, his an idiot.
Other update(s):
As expected, Red Bull have confirmed that Vitantonio Liuzzi will replace the rather unlucky Christian Klien for the next three grands prix. And then, after the Monaco GP, the team will make another decision as to who will race alongside David Coulthard.
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Have a look at this:
http://www.planet-f1.com/season/team_mate_comparison/#
It is a team-mate comparison.
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BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen has again confirmed that the engine manufacturer is looking for a second team to supply engines to in 2006.
^^^ This one is interesting, more kms for BMW to play with or are they looking to give Williams the boot (which was a major rumor) and run a BMW team?
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Oh and this one is hilarious!
Jenson Button can still score his first-ever Formula One victory this season despite a terrible start to the year, according to his BAR boss Nick Fry.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
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that pic is nuts....
my mistake for leaving jordan out