The Official 2010 F1 Thread!!!!!!

[E30Kaiser]

Kobash is confirmed for Sauber next year, I for one am happy to hear that.

[YAN-3]

anyone remember or know about the realiability issues from the turbo days? or the lack of it?

im not sayingt that with modern technology the cars will be unreliable, but i am saying that it will for sure mix things up!

[E30Kaiser]

I also heard they will have a fuel flow regulator to be more "Green" so that may be another reason they are only going to have around 650hp.

[323iNathan]

^Yeah he wasn't saying they will have 1500hp, more complaining about the step down in power I'm guessing. Even if they have to make 5 engines last a year I'd hazard a guess that they could comfortably get a direct injection turbo 4 banger to put out more than 650hp...

Here's hoping KERS is used to make up the difference (and not as a push to pass button, but like an additional power supply).

[naplesE30]

Plus I believe they are limiting hp to 650 from what I read, not the 1500 in the days gone by. I also read 5 engines per season. Also say good by the elaborate wings as the ground effects are meant to try to eliminate all the r&d for wings etc.

[E30Kaiser]

Im guessing they will be running the same engine rule, 8 per season [dont quote me]

*quoted*
It is circling that it could be as low as 5 I believe.

[Hick]

Im guessing they will be running the same engine rule, 8 per season [dont quote me]

[tg318is]

Umm in the 80s they were 1.5L 4 cylinders turbocharged engines. The BMW engines were making ~1500HP with 70lb of boost in qualifying spec, race spec they would be at around 1200hp just so they could last the duration of it.

[naplesE30]

F1 is heading backwards imho. Total output will be 650hp. Man I am going to book my ticket for 2012 Austin to see them while they still have v8s and 800+ hp

[E30Kaiser]

Yeah, turbo 4 bangers sounds un-F1 like, but for the first time in almost a decade the cars will sound different, so we shall see. I hope ground effects will make the racing better, or at least make the cars faster.

[pharow]

wow Kaiser...I dont know how I feel about tht.

[E30Kaiser]

Monza! The fastest of the fast is this weekend!
Also apparently for 2013 they will drop to 1.6L 4 cylinder turbocharged engines and ground effect aero. I am happy about the latter, not so much the former. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86341

[pharow]

That track looks awesome! I can't wait. I might have to start saving up so i can go to see a race there. I missed when they were in Indy. I'll go to TX, but if they get this other track up in NY, then I will have to go there.

[E30Kaiser]

That looks cool, with maybe 3 optimum overtaking spots and a downhill winding straight. The lack of chicanes is awesome. It is counterclockwise as well, I just noticed.

[E-Thirty]

The track layout has been released and I think it looks like a bad ass track for something on American soil.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86304