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F1 News & Discussions => Pit Pass => Topic started by: Dare on July 20, 2017, 01:26:01 PM
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Not our Cos the engine builder. Hope if they do they fare
better than Honda
http://www.planetf1.com/news/cosworth-considering-formula-1-return/
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But they'll not be building what Honda are trying to build they had the sense to stay out of that one.
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Of course I'd love to see them back. I agree with them that F1 needs to rid itself of some of the engine regs.
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Of course I'd love to see them back. I agree with them that F1 needs to rid itself of some of the engine regs.
Make it simple: you've got 100 litres* of gas to race with, build any sort of engine/energy recovery system you want. It will advance engine technology a million times faster than the current 'build to a ridiculously specific and ultimately useless' rules.
*or whatever number.
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Of course I'd love to see them back. I agree with them that F1 needs to rid itself of some of the engine regs.
Make it simple: you've got 100 litres* of gas to race with, build any sort of engine/energy recovery system you want. It will advance engine technology a million times faster than the current 'build to a ridiculously specific and ultimately useless' rules.
*or whatever number.
Then costs will spiral up and those that cannot afford it will be gone so grids will be smaller I like the idea but it'll never happen.
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Of course I'd love to see them back. I agree with them that F1 needs to rid itself of some of the engine regs.
Make it simple: you've got 100 litres* of gas to race with, build any sort of engine/energy recovery system you want. It will advance engine technology a million times faster than the current 'build to a ridiculously specific and ultimately useless' rules.
*or whatever number.
Then costs will spiral up and those that cannot afford it will be gone so grids will be smaller I like the idea but it'll never happen.
Maybe... but I know that a lot of manufacturers wanted the turbos because that makes the development 'road car relevant', which is also why there was a call for 4 cylinder engines instead of the compromise V6. I think the current formula is keeping suppliers out because the money invested in F1 R&D is a pit that doesn't lead anywhere.
Alternatively, if the suppliers can genuinely experiment with something that can trickle down to road relevance they might want to take a look.
There would still be the limit of engines per car per year. Maybe a supplier would only be allowed 4 designs per season, so yes there would be R&D costs, but it still wouldn't be the weekend to weekend arms race of the past. (Which I still miss)
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Ilmor is looking at F1, too.
http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/cosworth-porsche-and-ilmor-interested-joining-f1-2021