F1 Spa

Seriously? You had to start another thread?

 

Just below. But having just read it, there's apparently only one corner on that whole damn track. Who knew? So you're probably better off here after all.

 

I'm sure they are allowed to change brakes...but what's the point? After the 20 minutes it would take, he's be 10 laps down and even the bottom tier teams finish. No points after 10th place, plus they can change other components without penalty, i.e. gearbox, engine etc.

 

Allowed, I would think so. But there's no point doing that. It's not NASCAR: there's no points for last place.

They made a compromise in the set up with the expected rain. Didn't work out for them.

 

What I don't understand with F1 is why they don't let the teams sell or lease last year's car to other teams. Yeah, technology leak and all that B.S. but I don't buy that excuse.

 

You can't even do that if you own the damn cars. Toro Rosso can't use the old Red Bull cars.

 

Exactly! You could drive the costs down in F1 by doing it. I guess I'm not smart enough to understand Bernie and the FIA.

I saw that Bernie pulled the plug on the Joisey race.

 

re: pit stop speed

it is very likely they will have minimum allowed time for a pitstop to avoid mishaps like the one that injured the cameraman last month when Webbers rear wheel was not secured. I have to say that the qualifying sessions were more exciting than the race. Q3 was the most exciting Quali I have ever seen...

 

It was submitted to the teams and they rejected it a few weeks ago.

 

it will come back around- ultimately it is not up to the teams to decide

 

:wow: I have always liked the practice and qualifying more....They always look (to me anyway) like they are pushing way harder in qual. than the race. And I could watch almost the entire event with on board, especially in the rain.

 

I think that any rule changes made on the fly have to be approved by the teams.

 

The rain really added to the drama of the quali. They should include rain in the race as well to make it more interesting.

Seriously though, you'd have to think they could come up with a quick change brake system that could be done in a couple of seconds. Maybe it is just that it happens so rarely that it doesn't warrant the development. I can't remember the last time it happened in a race.