Is Max Mosley taking the micky?

Question

He wants new teams and yet the aerodynamical changes for next year will reduce the amount of ad space available.

Everyone knows that F1 is pretty much funded by advertising.

And he wants us to work to reduce fuel consumption (by HALF) by working with bloody KERS, by encouraging manufacturers to research new technologies. (Spending yet more money)

He wants all this, and without reducing the performance of the cars. Even if the teams don't agree, he's gonna put these rules all into force in 2011, whether they like it or not.

How on earth can he expect F1 to still be the pinnacle of motorsport with all of these ridiculous changes?

Answer 1

SFM, you are missing the big picture.

The changes suggested are beneficial to non-racing motoring too and we all stand to gain from it. His proposed 50% fuel consumption reduction has a tentative timeframe of six years which is very ambitious. And IMO, the 50% reduction will be one of the greatest achievements of this century, because the technology required for it is massive.

This is why such initiatives are being brought in, F1 has the motivation and competency to achieve these high goals and if it does, it is truly the pinnacle of motorsports in every sense.

For me, 50% reduction of fuel consumption in 6 years is still very very optimistic.

Answer 2

Unfortunately you're right that this won't do anything for the spectacle. The way to make F1 more interesting would be for cars to be running on the limit so that the mechanical bits still break from time to time - teams have to be encouraged to take the risk of compromising reliability for speed. It's SO boring when all the cars get to the finish, with almost everybody in the place they started.

It's highly debatable whether KERS will actually prove as efficient as they claim, and car manufacturers have had over 100 years to work on improving fuel consumption without losing performance; I think they are as good at that as they can be already, so it's hard to see where a 50% improvement in 3 years is going to come from.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I hear he wants the engines to last ten races ?  instead of two ?

If it gets any more cuts ,  we will be needing a tow rope off the safety car to get the cars moving never mind racing

Answer 5

It is getting a bit daft.

Considering there is meant to be a development freeze on engines as well, it will start to look like a load of expensive GP2 cars on the grid.

I like the fact Tc is no more as driver skill and/or error is not covered up as much but all this aero stuff is a lot of money for nothing.

Fuel consumption is something that could be worked out by letting F1 cars have an un rev restricted V10 engine as the cars wouldn't be screaming around the track like a motorbike, a less strained engine would aid reliability too.

Answer 6

This doesn't make sense even having him still be head of the FIA after the s*x scandal. We should sign an online petition to boot him out, Max Mosley is stupid beyond belief

Answer 7

F1 is dull these days, it's all won on computers.

Answer 8

Sleep with a bunch of hookers and this is the result

he is as much of an idiot as Sepp Blatter is at FIFA for the 2010 world cup which is another story but both dumb people

im only 21 and properly  got into and been watchin f1 since 1996 and even I know its gone belly up from the good old days - your right F1 wont be the pinnicale no more

F1 is about power, skill and an aerodynamic machine that can all be put together by the driver who produces great race craft for the benefit of himself and the fans and the teams

he is just making F1 boring like people already believe it is

Answer 9

The aerodynamical changes are justified because it is necessary to decrease the importance of aero in favor of mechanical grip, hence the slick tyres.

What good is it to have the best technology when there are like 10 cars on the grid and they are nowhere close each other. Part of being the pinacle of motorsport should be to have a good balance of technology, driver talent, and exciting races.

KERS is -arguably- road relevant, so I guess their reasoning is "they're gonna spend money anyway, let them spend in something that is road relevant."

He isn't forcing them to keep the same performance, he knows they will anyway so he said so. In fact, judging by changes in regulations of the past, if anything they will be faster sooner or later.

Answer 10

Firefox has hit the nail right on the head here. What the world stands to gain by the technological push from F1 is highly significant. Lots of technologies developed in F1 are now so common on road cars that we forget just how advanced some of it was. The fact that Max is pushing the teams is a good thing as it means that the public at large benefits from it sooner rather than later.

Let's face it, every British car driver would love to see advances in fuel efficiency that doesn't sacrifice performance. I couldn't say myself whether Max is being optimistic with his time frame for this but I will bow down to Firefox's superior knowledge on this subject. What I do know is that the proposals are hugely important for everyone who drives a car and the world at large (reducing our carbon footprint is important apparently) and if the F1 engineers can comply to the rules and maintain performance then it would be difficult to consider F1 as anything but the pinnacle of motorsport.

Answer 11

i m italian do you want to give me ten points?thank you

Answer 12

I think Max is history. I wouldn't worry too much about what he says. The current s*x scandal will finish him.

Its a real shame. I think the bloke is a tw@t but I also think the News of the World are scum. VERY mixed feelings.

Anyway, the changes will get watered down I think but the new rules for next year should be change enough for now.

xxFJ