As said, was not a fan of those other things being banned mid-season either.
But one can't change the past. So why not start doing it better from now on, rather than do the same unwanted thing again simply because mistakes were made in the past?
Agreed. Plus, cost caps would mean teams would self police their spending pinnacle of motorsports and yet they're limited to basic suspension.SiLo wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 20:00Be funny if they do implement a "no more than X vertical gs" rule and then one team is like 6 seconds a lap quicker because they figure it out first. Still stand by my opinion that we should have had active suspension this season too as it would have been far cheaper for teams to run.
FRIC would have probably bankrupt smaller teams.f1jcw wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 19:55So, when Merc had fric, party modes, DAS, why did the FIA solve the issue, why didn’t the other constructors solve the problems?notsofast wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 19:50FIA should not solve problems. Constructors should solve problems. That's why we have a constructors championship.
To protect the drivers, FIA could implement a rule, like, drivers may not be subject to more than X g vertical acceleration on average during a race. Let the constructors figure out to accomplish that.
That is still hypocritical, being okay fia resolving competing issues in some cases but not in others, especially when this isn’t performance but health and safety.Dr. Acula wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 23:09FRIC would have probably bankrupt smaller teams.f1jcw wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 19:55So, when Merc had fric, party modes, DAS, why did the FIA solve the issue, why didn’t the other constructors solve the problems?notsofast wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 19:50FIA should not solve problems. Constructors should solve problems. That's why we have a constructors championship.
To protect the drivers, FIA could implement a rule, like, drivers may not be subject to more than X g vertical acceleration on average during a race. Let the constructors figure out to accomplish that.
Party modes, well in my opinion weren't a problem, but i can understand why some customer teams wouldn't be very happy about it. Basically if you choose the wrong engine supplier you were screwed and could nothing do against it.
DAS used a grey area in the technical regulation and in my opinion should never have been allowed in the first place.
Well, it's quite a difference if there's a problem which some teams simply can't solve by them self or if there's a problem where there is a solution that doesn't even cost anything, but the teams just don't like to apply it.f1jcw wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 23:20That is still hypocritical, being okay fia resolving competing issues in some cases but not in others, especially when this isn’t performance but health and safety.Dr. Acula wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 23:09FRIC would have probably bankrupt smaller teams.
Party modes, well in my opinion weren't a problem, but i can understand why some customer teams wouldn't be very happy about it. Basically if you choose the wrong engine supplier you were screwed and could nothing do against it.
DAS used a grey area in the technical regulation and in my opinion should never have been allowed in the first place.
I think a fair comparison would be 8 races into the last change of regulations.. 2014??west52keep64 wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 23:49So after 8 races it's probably fair to have a view on if the regulations have suceeded? My take is I don't think they've been the revelation everyone was hoping.
Is overtaking significantly easier? No. The cars can follow closer, but ultimately the different performance levels and characteristics of the cars still limit overtaking.
Has it brought the field closer together? No. The battle at the front was close at the start of the season, but it seems to have massively swung towards Red Bull, to the point where I'd say they are easily going to walk the championship from here.
I think it is more likely next year where we will see the true success or otherwise of these regulations as the limitations on developments have more of an impact.west52keep64 wrote: ↑12 Jun 2022, 23:49So after 8 races it's probably fair to have a view on if the regulations have suceeded? My take is I don't think they've been the revelation everyone was hoping.
Is overtaking significantly easier? No. The cars can follow closer, but ultimately the different performance levels and characteristics of the cars still limit overtaking.
Has it brought the field closer together? No. The battle at the front was close at the start of the season, but it seems to have massively swung towards Red Bull, to the point where I'd say they are easily going to walk the championship from here.