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I have to admit I love the sound of a good engine - and aeroplanes, and boats, trains, everything. It's the sound of power. Watching cars race without that soun
by enko 12y ago
I have to admit I love the sound of a good engine - and aeroplanes, and boats, trains, everything. It's the sound of power. Watching cars race without that sound is a far less emotive experience. One of the commentators on tonight's Bahrain race said that the safety car sounded much better than the race cars, and I wistfully agreed.
That said, I do think some people overdo it a bit and I actually like that FIA is willing to force innovation, even if it's (initially?) unpopular.
- gregpilling 12y agoThey have a long history of suppressing innovation though. Chapter 13 of this book is about all the tech that was banned. http://www.amazon.com/Formula-Technology-Peter-G-Wright/dp/0768002346 http://www.amazon.com/Formula-Technology-Peter-G-Wright/dp/0... It is the most interesting chapter in the book.
- ISL 12y agoSearch 'look inside' for the word 'banned' to see what greg's talking about. He's right. That's cool. What would F1 be like if they relaxed all the rules? Edit: Just got through the chapter, the author speculates on what would be possible without bans.
- gaadd33 12y agoI haven't read the book but I think CanAm in the 70s was pretty much racing with no engineering restrictions. Hence you had the Porsche 917 putting out 1500hp+ and only weighing 1800 lbs.