F1 season predictions
Discussion
It's nearly time for the season opener and I'm quite enthused about it this year because I think the rule changes may make things a little more exciting.
I think Ferrari will romp it again, but I suspect there will be more competition in the mix for 2nd. I think that Toyota and BAR will be much more competative and should give Mclaren and Williams a bit of a shock.
I really hope BAR sort out the reliability glitches they've been experiencing during testing and are able to complete races.
Anyone care to add their season predictions?
I think Ferrari will romp it again, but I suspect there will be more competition in the mix for 2nd. I think that Toyota and BAR will be much more competative and should give Mclaren and Williams a bit of a shock.
I really hope BAR sort out the reliability glitches they've been experiencing during testing and are able to complete races.
Anyone care to add their season predictions?
As far as I can see, all the rule changes play into Schumacher's hands. Add in Ferrari's better car, and reliability, and I think they will win more races, and wrap up sooner than last year.
That said, their should be more interesting racing lower down, but race positions will be difficult to work out.
Sparks
P.S am I the only one who remembers the reason for electronics being made legal? Didn't Ferrari have, what amounted to, traction control, that couldn't be 'policed'?
Edited 'cause i still can't spell Ferarri
>> Edited by sparks on Tuesday 4th March 10:03
>> Edited by sparks on Tuesday 4th March 10:03
That said, their should be more interesting racing lower down, but race positions will be difficult to work out.
Sparks
P.S am I the only one who remembers the reason for electronics being made legal? Didn't Ferrari have, what amounted to, traction control, that couldn't be 'policed'?
Edited 'cause i still can't spell Ferarri
>> Edited by sparks on Tuesday 4th March 10:03
>> Edited by sparks on Tuesday 4th March 10:03
They're putting a set of FIA sensors in the engine so that they can see that the relationship between throttle position and spark energy doesn't change. Personally I don't believe that the technical changes needed to the cars needed to implement it will be finished by Silverstone, and it'll cost a bl**dy fortune to re-engineer everybody's car halfway through the season, which seems to defeat the object really.
As for predictions, I think it's going to be chaos, as there are just so many new changes, with the FIA trying to trip the teams up wherever possible to try and artificially shake up the order. For example, they've just told us that pit lane limiters will also be banned from Silverstone - cue lots of drive through penalties.
Your average fan is going to be totally confused as to what is actually going on, seeing as saturday qualifying will now be the slightly strange "choose where you want to start" session, with Friday qualifying being the "real" qualifying. Grid position will be meaningless as we see teams going for a glorious grid position only to pit 2 laps later and run at the back for the rest of the race...
I think the refuelling rule is a real shame, as one lap qualifying would really sort the men from the boys, but now your qualifying lap will be a strategic thing, rather than the balls-out, no excuses type of thing.
Oh, and Michael will still win...
>> Edited by wob on Tuesday 4th March 13:45
>> Edited by wob on Tuesday 4th March 13:45
As for predictions, I think it's going to be chaos, as there are just so many new changes, with the FIA trying to trip the teams up wherever possible to try and artificially shake up the order. For example, they've just told us that pit lane limiters will also be banned from Silverstone - cue lots of drive through penalties.
Your average fan is going to be totally confused as to what is actually going on, seeing as saturday qualifying will now be the slightly strange "choose where you want to start" session, with Friday qualifying being the "real" qualifying. Grid position will be meaningless as we see teams going for a glorious grid position only to pit 2 laps later and run at the back for the rest of the race...
I think the refuelling rule is a real shame, as one lap qualifying would really sort the men from the boys, but now your qualifying lap will be a strategic thing, rather than the balls-out, no excuses type of thing.
Oh, and Michael will still win...
>> Edited by wob on Tuesday 4th March 13:45
>> Edited by wob on Tuesday 4th March 13:45
I agree. I think that the strategy first view hsa gone too far here. The changes will be interesting, and I think may well be quite positive (although I don't have to wade through the daily new rules wob
wob said:I think the refuelling rule is a real shame, as one lap qualifying would really sort the men from the boys, but now your qualifying lap will be a strategic thing, rather than the balls-out, no excuses type of thing.
), but at the end of the day F1 cars are supposed to go fast, and in qualifying even faster - this is supposed to be a balls out lap. Now there is almost no point in really going for it in qualifying as the possible weight penalties will more than cancel that elusive 0.05s.
It is interesting that you now can't work on the cars, but would it be so hard to police a 30s pit stop on the way to the grid to put some fuel in the tank
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