Planty02
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..over the standardised engine plans
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/7694009.stm
To a point I can see what theyre getting at, but on the other hand it could make F1 more interesting to watch as a sport and teams will still have strategy and fine tuning on the cars to try and work an advantage from.
IMO this is Ferarri not getting thier own way and throwing the toys out of the pram, but then I'm not the biggest fan of Ferarris attitude so maybe I'm biased 
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AndyKent
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Most small time motorsport puts people into classes according to their car to ensure equal competition.
Ferrari should stop whinging really.
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Demo
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problem being that they have some sort of hold over the sport
FIA should just fuck them off and tell them if they want to be a baby about it then carry on
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Daniel_Corsa
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Dont think Fertari will be the only ones TBH
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Ojc
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What would be the point in everyone having a standard engine and then naming themselves 'Ferrari' or 'Mercedes'
Might as well be called, Team 1, Team 2 etc etc
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
What would be the point in everyone having a standard engine and then naming themselves 'Ferrari' or 'Mercedes'
Might as well be called, Team 1, Team 2 etc etc
the teams will still be produced thier own chasis, suspension, aero, braking etc....we have to remember here that not all the teams produce thier own engines anyway
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Daimo B
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Silly idea.
This is not A1GP
this is not Nascar
This is not Indycar
This is not Supercar V8's
All of which share very similar engines and performance.
I'd throtw some toys out too> Hey lets just ruin the entire history of F1 and TEAMS.
Whats next, all same engine MotoGP
Lame.
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Robbo
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Agree its a ridiculous move but tbh losign Ferrari woudl at elast makwe it fairer for everyone else
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Agree its a ridiculous move but tbh losign Ferrari woudl at elast makwe it fairer for everyone else
It wouldnt, as it would make F1 less glamourous, lose a huge amount of fans and therefore lose a huge amount of sponsorship money.
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Robbo
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was an FIA related joke Ocsmo 
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
was an FIA related joke Ocsmo
I laughed more at your typing
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Robbo
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My typign FTL?
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sand-eel
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fuck ferrari maybe if they are gone the fia will stop being arseholes
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Mase
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as already stated, if standard engines are used, your rapidly approaching A1GP, which is completely pointless. I believe they already use standardised engine management and obviously one tyre manfacturer, which some people could consider to be too much anyway...
Mase
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Robin
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It's worked for CART/Indycar/whateveryouwanttocallitthisweek for years.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
This is not A1GP
this is not Nascar - different engines
This is not Indycar
This is not Supercar V8's - different engines
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Scotty_B
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What would be the point if all the engines are the same. Seems a bit 'lower level' to me.
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ed
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Seems a weird thing to do, all having the same engines. I believe the idea is to reduce costs, but then that makes no sense because customer cars have been banned now.
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by VXR
This is not A1GP
this is not Nascar - different engines
This is not Indycar
This is not Supercar V8's - different engines
All different engines with VERY similar outputs in performance. Unlike F1. These were examples of engines with both the same, and different manufactures, yet provides close racing as the tolerences are so close.
Indycars use different engines as well, so if your gonna point something out, do it properly 
The point was we don't NEED another racing series where everything is the same. The entire levels of racing are like this already.
GP2
F Renault
F3
etc etc....
We need a racing series with different stages of development, it pushes car technology further forwards. Having no strife for engineering means no advancement.
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Ojc
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Credit Crunch.
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