The Official 2008 F1 Series Thread

[TDE30]

Yeah I read that once and sort of got the gist of it, I was looking for a more layman's definition of it. From what I gather, it just stores kinetic energy and uses is for different purposes, like powering the multitude of electronics on the car.

[z31maniac]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KERS#Use_in_motor_sport_.28KERS.29

[TDE30]

http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,18954,3213_4489112,00.html

I always thought I was a pretty smart guy, but anyone care to explain KERS to me? I searched around and wasn't able to find anything concrete on what it actually does.

[tg318is]

Toro Rosso is definitly returning, I think you might be misinterpreting the fact that they won't exist after 2009.

ah k, thanks for that! :up:

[E30Kaiser]

Toro Rosso is definitly returning, I think you might be misinterpreting the fact that they won't exist after 2009.

[z31maniac]

i think i might have already posted this, but Toyota might be leaving F1 to compete in Le mans and Torro Rosso might not be returning. so that'd be 16 cars then =\

Have heard nothing on Toro Rosso. Last news I read on Toyota is that they are in til at least 2012.

[Jon325i]

i think i might have already posted this, but Toyota might be leaving F1 to compete in Le mans and Torro Rosso might not be returning. so that'd be 16 cars then =\

The Toyota news I have heard about - nothing concrete, but they have gone on record saying they are entertaining the idea of making a return to LeMans with a full-fledged team. The Toro Rosso rumor I was unaware of. I have reason to believe it isn't true because this team has plans to be testing in a weeks' time and have invited Takuma Sato to test for one or two days. A test day is quite pricy - it doesn't make sense to do that if you plan on folding up shop.


Jon

[tg318is]

i think i might have already posted this, but Toyota might be leaving F1 to compete in Le mans and Torro Rosso might not be returning. so that'd be 16 cars then =\

[Jon325i]

So what did it cost to run in F1 this year? Try an average of 4.3M per point. Staggering.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/10/f...ion-per-point/

Jon

[Hick]

youre talking about the president of Ferrari... hes got a lot more at stake than you and i. I can understand why he did that.

[Jon325i]

http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=44584

Two words: anger management.


Jon

[Hick]

http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=44584

[TDE30]

I'm waiting for some Group B version of Formula One where budgets are non-existent. Far-fetched, yes, but it seems that many teams are finding these budget caps nearly prevent their success in Formula One.

[Jon325i]

Doubt it with the world market.

i expect a few teams to drop out in the coming years, toyota has already hinted at it [for other reasons than listed above] But some smaller teams may pull out, leaving us with a 10 car field.

I think if more teams drop due to these rediculous spec "cost saving" measures, it will just serve as a reason to bring the breakaway series discussion back to the table. Remember that rumor a season or two ago?

Jon

[Hick]

Doubt it with the world market.

i expect a few teams to drop out in the coming years, toyota has already hinted at it [for other reasons than listed above] But some smaller teams may pull out, leaving us with a 10 car field.