Matt L
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not sure if i heard this right or not but i swear it said they wanted to stop in race refuelling 
why would they do that?
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dan-sport
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i heard that too mate,
donno if any think will come of it though
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Ojc
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They never used to refuel in the mid ninetys etc when I used to watch it. Was better.
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FruitBooTeR
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Why stop in race refuelling? that would be like stopping tyre changes too basicly as it takes about the same time to do everything......
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M16KE B
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thats going to be a hell of lot more boring then - takes the strategy element away from it! F1 is gay
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CorsAsh
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Is that where Deano's gone?? Is he working for the FIA now?
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mattk
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
They never used to refuel in the mid ninetys etc when I used to watch it. Was better. [/quote
Yeah they did?
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Butler
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Or actually was it just tyre changes.
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daymoon
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emissions and all that shit...
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Jambo
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theres nothing more dull than someone winning a race because they timed they refuelling better than the other guy 
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Daimo B
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3-4 sec pitstops again.
I did note this weekend, some of the stops (Rubens) esp his last "splash n dash", they were waiting on the tyres to let hm free...
Have the tyre guys got slower over the years due to having a lot more time for fuel to go in????
Sure i remember 3-4 sec stops for F1 tyre changes in the 80's n early 90's?????
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
emissions and all that shit...
How would it affect emissions?
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daymoon
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
emissions and all that shit...
How would it affect emissions?
because they would have to use less petrol to last longer or increase the size of petrol tanks which is not likely.
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Or actually was it just tyre changes.
Just tyre changes.
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
They never used to refuel in the mid ninetys etc when I used to watch it. Was better.
I believe they changed it for safety reasons. IE if a car crashed when full of fuel it could be dangerous. Less fuel = Safer crashes
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stubs
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Originally posted by daymoon
because they would have to use less petrol to last longer or increase the size of petrol tanks which is not likely.
So you mean its the FIA's way of trying to encourage the development of more efficient engines? 
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Cavey
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
3-4 sec pitstops again.
I did note this weekend, some of the stops (Rubens) esp his last "splash n dash", they were waiting on the tyres to let hm free...
Have the tyre guys got slower over the years due to having a lot more time for fuel to go in????
Sure i remember 3-4 sec stops for F1 tyre changes in the 80's n early 90's?????
I thought the opposite to be honest, i thought the tyre changes this weekend were a lot quicker than they used to be tbh. In, tyres done, wait for fuel, out. Seemed to do the wheels in a couple of seconds, thought it was the nice wheel lay out (the dish things etc.)
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Carl
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I've heard they are going to allow overtaking in next years f1, make it a bit more interesting.
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fir3vip3r
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
I've heard they are going to allow overtaking in next years f1, make it a bit more interesting.
oh stop being stupid, thatd never happen
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CorsAsh
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Sparco have released an image of the 2010 Nomex firesuit too.
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Robbo
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was MUCH better with no refuelling
fuck strategy and keep it to the actual; racing
loved the days oif opit crew in t shirts 
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DizzyRebel
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Wrong, its for safety. They did the same sort of thing in motogp a couple of years ago, except in gp they gave them a smaller tank capacity limit.
The idea is the less fuel an engine is allowed to use in a race the lower state of tune it has to be in to meet the higher demands for efficiency. Therefore lowering power output and slowing down the racing to supposedly make it safer and closer.
In reality it took motogp a year to come up to speed again, and the capacity drop from 990cc to 800cc had no effect either. It just made engineers work harder and the first season of the 800's they were already lapping 2 seconds faster than the 990's so the rule changes did nothing.
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