Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 02:27 PM |
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Gold medals for F1 introduced!!
Well they went and did it - the champion will be decided on race wins!!!
linky!!
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 02:31 PM |
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i like the moveable aerodynamics option on a capped budget, there is serious potential there!
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James
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 02:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
capped budget,
£30m??? That's just ridiculous!
Would you really expect Mclaren/Ferrari/Toyota to sack 9 in 10 of their employees?
Schumacher used to earn nearly that much a year alone!!! 
Cheers,
James
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carpmart
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 02:55 PM |
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I love the whole F1 circus. With the season starting soon its good to raise the profile with a few contentious announcements! 
You only live once - make the most of it!
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 03:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
capped budget,
£30m??? That's just ridiculous!
Would you really expect Mclaren/Ferrari/Toyota to sack 9 in 10 of their employees?
Schumacher used to earn nearly that much a year alone!!!
Cheers,
James
serious potential for new teams to get an advantage on uncapped teams. Imagine levelling the wings off on the straights and putting them back up for
the corners. Will open it up for more teams to compete.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 03:25 PM |
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Most wins is a bad idea
It doesn't reward reliability.
It encourages team orders.
Its all nonsense
Matt
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 03:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
Most wins is a bad idea
It doesn't reward reliability.
It encourages team orders.
Its all nonsense
Matt
Exactly - so we are going to see some mysterious brakedowns this year.......... or some very strange spins!!
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bilbo
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 03:42 PM |
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As said, I don't like this race wins business. However, I do think this spending cap is a good idea - should promote ingenuity. I wonder if it
includes driver salaries or not?
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NigeEss
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:05 PM |
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Alain Prost must be a bit miffed, would have been 9 times champion !
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:18 PM |
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hmmmm
the spending cap is optional... how the f*** does that work?
Ferrari> "we decided not to cap or spending... oh look we won..."
love the idea that they have changed the rules yet again after our boy won it last year!! if they applied the new rules to last years season guess who
would have won??? give you a hint - he drives a red car!!!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJif they applied the new rules to last years season guess who would have won??? give you a hint - he drives a
red car!!!
Ermmmm - you???  
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:26 PM |
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Anything that encourages overtaking and increases the number of teams is fine by me!
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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vinny1275
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:29 PM |
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Agreed, I don't like the wins idea - someone could win 5 races, and crash in the other 12, yet beat someone else to the championship who wins 4
races and comes second in 13...
The capped budget thing is a bit weird. Being able to have more free reign over how you design the car is great, but what's the point if you
don't have the money to develop it? 30m to run a team for a whole season is peanuts, especially as the reason given is to encourage new teams -
what would it cost to set up a new race team, buy the autoclaves for all the carbon, employ talented staff, get trucks, design the car, get CFD system
in - there's no way you could be competetive. Nice to think they would be, but soooooo unlikely...
Still looking forward to the new season tho!
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James
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
Most wins is a bad idea
It doesn't reward reliability.
It encourages team orders.
Its all nonsense
Matt
Exactly - so we are going to see some mysterious brakedowns this year.......... or some very strange spins!!
The Constructors championship will still be on points.
So there's still reason to complete a race to get the team constructors points.
I'll have to have a word with my man at Mclaren to see what he thinks! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 04:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
The Constructors championship will still be on points.
So there's still reason to complete a race to get the team constructors points.
I'll have to have a word with my man at Mclaren to see what he thinks!
Cheers,
James
See what you can find out James. My point was more for the drivers title - it encourages teams to always have one of their drivers win in a 1 - 2
situation
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designer
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 06:10 PM |
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Why didn't they just change the points scoring to benefit the winner. Give him ten points more than second place.
Another nail in the coffin I'm afraid. And now that Murray's back; God help us!!
Get the blokes off MotorGP.
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/3/09 at 08:11 PM |
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i guess £30m probably wouldnt even get your equiptment to every circuit for the race!
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James
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 02:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
i guess £30m probably wouldnt even get your equiptment to every circuit for the race!
I believe Super Aguri's budget was about £50m.... spirited and passionate as they were, see what that got them!
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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MikeR
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| posted on 18/3/09 at 06:06 PM |
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ah but the engines are now cheaper .........
(i can't find an appropriate smiley so you'll just have to make one up!)
[Edited on 18/3/09 by MikeR]
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