F1 Rule Changes..
There have been many people asking me about the rule changes in F1 this year. i guess i forgot to add it in my blog. there are so many significant changes... after the 2005 season this is the first season to incorporate so many drastic changes..the most significant ones are below.
Tyres
F1 returns to slicks in 2009. With no grooves, grip will increase by around 20%, bringing a significant performance gain. However, that gain will be offset by the reduced downforce levels of the new aerodynamic rules (see below). The overall effect should be reduced performance through high-speed corners. Teams will still have the choice of two dry tyre compounds and will still have to use both compounds during a race.
Engines
Same engine for 3 races.. its gonna reduce the speed of the car big time.. but all cars will be in equal footing more or less.
Each driver will be limited to a maximum of 8 engines throughout the season, in addition to four engines for practice/testing purposes. To aid improvements in reliability, the engines will be detuned from 19,000RPM to 18,000RPM
Aerodynamics
Cars will look cleaner,thanks to new dimensional rules that outlaw extraneous items such as barge boards, winglets and turning vanes. As well as reducing overall aero performance, the revisions are also designed to increase overtaking by making the car less susceptible to turbulence when closely following another driver. The most obvious changes are to the front and rear wings.
For the first time, cars will be allowed to use driver adjustable bodywork, in the form of adjustable flaps in the front wing. The flaps can be adjusted by up to six degrees, limited to only two adjustments per lap
Testing
From 2009 onwards testing is not allowed during the race season (from the week prior to the first Grand Prix until December 31) and is limited to 15,000 kilometres.
now the feature i consider it as cool & want to see it on track
KERS
Teams have the option of using the new Kinetic Energy Recovery System (or KERS), which recovers kinetic energy generated by the car’s braking process. This energy is stored using a mechanical flywheel or an electrical battery and then made available to the driver, in set amounts per lap, via a “boost button” on the steering wheel. Under the current regulations the power gain equates to around 80 horsepower, available for just under seven seconds per lap
Its more like nitrous boost.. instead of using NO cylinders in the car using the energy generated during the braking.
so many rule changes... its hard for pundits even to pick a favourite before the race weekend.. lets see what the qualifying has in store on saturday.. looking forward to the first race in australia eagerly!! hopefully there will be more overtaking this season as they had hoped for!!!
Tyres
F1 returns to slicks in 2009. With no grooves, grip will increase by around 20%, bringing a significant performance gain. However, that gain will be offset by the reduced downforce levels of the new aerodynamic rules (see below). The overall effect should be reduced performance through high-speed corners. Teams will still have the choice of two dry tyre compounds and will still have to use both compounds during a race.
Engines
Same engine for 3 races.. its gonna reduce the speed of the car big time.. but all cars will be in equal footing more or less.
Each driver will be limited to a maximum of 8 engines throughout the season, in addition to four engines for practice/testing purposes. To aid improvements in reliability, the engines will be detuned from 19,000RPM to 18,000RPM
Aerodynamics
Cars will look cleaner,thanks to new dimensional rules that outlaw extraneous items such as barge boards, winglets and turning vanes. As well as reducing overall aero performance, the revisions are also designed to increase overtaking by making the car less susceptible to turbulence when closely following another driver. The most obvious changes are to the front and rear wings.
For the first time, cars will be allowed to use driver adjustable bodywork, in the form of adjustable flaps in the front wing. The flaps can be adjusted by up to six degrees, limited to only two adjustments per lap
Testing
From 2009 onwards testing is not allowed during the race season (from the week prior to the first Grand Prix until December 31) and is limited to 15,000 kilometres.
now the feature i consider it as cool & want to see it on track
KERS
Teams have the option of using the new Kinetic Energy Recovery System (or KERS), which recovers kinetic energy generated by the car’s braking process. This energy is stored using a mechanical flywheel or an electrical battery and then made available to the driver, in set amounts per lap, via a “boost button” on the steering wheel. Under the current regulations the power gain equates to around 80 horsepower, available for just under seven seconds per lap
Its more like nitrous boost.. instead of using NO cylinders in the car using the energy generated during the braking.
so many rule changes... its hard for pundits even to pick a favourite before the race weekend.. lets see what the qualifying has in store on saturday.. looking forward to the first race in australia eagerly!! hopefully there will be more overtaking this season as they had hoped for!!!
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