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23 Mar 2004, 03:45 (Ref:916017) | #1 | ||
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Ross Brawn has asked FIA for a clarification of the engine change rules in 2004.
The move follows Renault's decision to install a new engine in Fernando Alonso's car prior to the start of Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/news_story.asp?id=77423 |
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23 Mar 2004, 06:42 (Ref:916090) | #2 | ||
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Maybe he should be penalised 10 places in the next race at Bahrain
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23 Mar 2004, 07:42 (Ref:916115) | #3 | ||
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Jokes aside, Ross' concern is absolutely correct; F1 has to ensure that engine chenges be not an astute ploy to trick the rules.
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23 Mar 2004, 08:48 (Ref:916150) | #4 | ||
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i dont see what Renault did wrong, Alonso was at the back so they could do whatever they liked.
And Brawns analogy about Monza was odd, why would a team qualify pole with a special engine and sacrafice 10 places when they could use a normal engine and qualify 5th! |
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I don't see that Renault did anything wrong, it just seems that they took the best course of action under the current rules. If you're at the back anyway you might as well swap engines (the replacement will have lower mileage on it so should therefore be more reliable).
Did BAR change the engine in Satos car? If not I expect they're regretting that now. |
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He wants to know the rules so that he can figure out if he can use it to Ferrari's advantage in the future.
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Look to see the Jordans and Minardis on the front 2 rows of the grid soon as everyother team suddenly starts blowing up after 1st qualifying!
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23 Mar 2004, 14:06 (Ref:916509) | #12 | ||
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Yes, I suspect that is it. Which, I suppose, is fair enough. Better to ask first rather than cause a load of controversey when (if?) Rubens or Schuey screw up qualifying.
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I think the only thing to say about that artical is... How scary is that picture!!! I bet he's not very impressed
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I'm sure the rules say you go to the back of the grid if you change the engine after qualifying.
S'what Martin Brundle said anyway... |
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I suppose the danger is if someone is having a poor flying lap e.g a rough 1st sector, it could be in their interestd to abort it and go to the back for an engine update.
Whether anyone would be thinking that clearly is doubtful. |
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If a car is struggling in qualifying in relation to their direct opposition, then they would proberbly profit by changing engines and starting from the back. All depends of course on the circuit they are racing at. Monaco is a no, no, but Monza or Indy might be a good place to try it. Last edited by Mr V; 24 Mar 2004 at 13:09. |
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The difference in power between this years engines and last isn't very much.
I doubt there would be much advantage changing engine for the race - and any slight gain would be more than negated by starting last. |
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