Comments on: 2009 Rules & Regulations

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:27:13 +0000

Thanks for the comment Marts – silly me thinking the FIA would allow their site the site load sans www! Now fixed.

Yeah, I also heard mumourings about a return to full slicks, and the A1GP series has returned to the tyre of choice. But in all honesty, I cannot see it happening – slick tyres would cause cornering speeds to go through the roof, and the current trend of decreasing aero grip is not enough at the moment to counter this. Slicks would surely increase the chances of overtaking, but also the chances of having a high speed accident.

Ed said above something which sums it all up quite well:

Going 300mph+ in Monaco wouldn’t work so performance needs to be balanced with safety.

By: Marts

Marts — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:11:05 +0000

I’m sure i’ve read somewhere,that the FIA are considering returning to full slick tyre’s for the 2008 season? (by the way, the link to the FIA above isn’t working) Great site Ollie.

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:06:14 +0000

The majority of the new regs appear to give more ’sport’ to the sport which is a good thing. I’m particularly keen on seeing aero improvements to dissipate the wash to allow cars to creep closer to each other, but when that happens???. Adding to the wheel-track should give better cornering stability which is something they’ve been slowing so Im wondering if the tyres get penalised to reflect the increase in performance.

It’s a shame that the ECU technology is being standardised as I’m a fan of the innovation of the sport, not so much the drivers. F1 is the pinnacle of sporting technology and should remain so. Ultimately, the weaknesses are the tyres and the tracks themselves. Going 300mph+ in Monaco wouldn’t work so performance needs to be balanced with safety.
I’m sooo looking forward to next season, particularly because of the balance between cars and drivers. Theres a genuine sense of “who’s going to win the title next year?”.