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[Reg]

17 days till Aussie GP!


For any of the newer F1 fans who may have not seen this, and also to refresh some of the memories of the others like me who have followed for many years.
Found this on another forum and thought some here would enjoy...

Champions Forever



Part 1 (46 mins)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/1970s-f1-c...of-2_647105.htm

Part 2 (41 mins)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/1970s-f1-c...of-2_647285.htm

[Wyvern]

Cant wait ...

I have been following discussion and talk of the 2011 rules .
Lots of talk of the F Duct being gone and KERS back and the new move-able rear wing ..

However 2 thing that I think will be HUGE ...not much talk of .

Those are the 107% quali rule and the Curfew for teams.

Looking at pre season testing the 107 rule would have a short grid and the Curfew rule does not allow needed work to be done (my question is how many reserve cars can a team have ... I looked at the full regs and cant find it )

anyway here is an overview of the 2011 rule changes.

2011 season changes

With moveable rear wings, a new tyre supplier, the return of KERS, a 107 percent qualifying rule and more, there are plenty of regulation changes that will have a major impact on the Formula One field in 2011…

Adjustable rear wings
Under new moveable bodywork regulations, drivers of suitably equipped cars can adjust the rear wing from the cockpit, altering its angle of incidence through a set range. (The moveable front wing, used in 2010, has been dropped.) The system’s availability is electronically governed - it can be used at any time in practice and qualifying, but during the race can only be activated when a driver is less than one second behind another car at pre-determined points on the track. The system is then deactivated once the driver brakes. In combination with KERS, it is designed to boost overtaking. Also like KERS, it isn’t compulsory.

No F-ducts or double diffusers
Any system, device or procedure which uses driver movement as a means of altering the aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited from 2011 - that means no F-ducts. Tightening of the regulations on stepped floors means double diffusers in their original sense are also banned.

KERS
A badge of honour for some, a bugbear for others on its debut in 2009, KERS - or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems - have been reintroduced in 2011 after the teams mutually agreed to suspend their use in 2010. KERS take the waste energy generated under braking and turns it into additional power. This is then made available to the driver in fixed quantities per lap via a steering wheel-mounted ‘boost button’. The systems are essentially the same as those seen in ’09, with no increase in the maximum permitted power (though that could change in subsequent seasons). The challenge for the engineers this time round is packaging. Last time KERS was run, refuelling was legal. Now, with it banned, fuel tanks are larger and finding room to accommodate battery packs etc is not as easy. Hence don’t be surprised if bodywork has grown in places, relative to 2010. On the plus side, minimum car weight has been upped by 20kg to 640kg, meaning larger drivers don’t pay the weight-distribution penalty they once did in a KERS-equipped car.

Wheel tethers
In response to several stray wheels over the course of the 2010 season, teams must now place a second tether on every wheel to improve safety. The two tethers must be contained in separate suspension members.

Tyres
Following Bridgestone’s decision to withdraw at the end of 2010 after 13 years in Formula One, Pirelli take over as the sport’s sole tyre supplier. The Italian company, last part of F1 in 1991, will provide all teams with rubber for the next three years.

Tyre allocation has been reduced for 2011, with 11 rather than 14 sets of dry-weather tyres available to each driver per race weekend. Drivers will receive three sets (two prime, one option) to use in P1 and P2 and must return one set after each session. A further eight sets will then be at their disposal for the rest of the weekend, although one set of each specification must be handed back before qualifying.

If a driver fails to use both specifications of dry-weather tyres during a (dry) race, they will be excluded from the results. If a (dry) race is suspended and can’t be restarted, and a driver has failed to use both specifications, 30 seconds will be added to the driver’s race time.

Gearboxes
As part of the sport’s cost-saving and environmental initiatives, gearboxes now need to last for five race weekends, instead of the previous four.

107% qualifying rule
During the first phase of qualifying, any driver who fails to set a lap within 107 percent of the fastest Q1 time will not be allowed to start the race. However, in exceptional circumstances, which could include a driver setting a suitable time during practice, the stewards may permit the car to start.

Team curfew
A clampdown on long working hours has been introduced, with a curfew on team personnel connected with the operation of the cars. They will not be allowed into the circuit between midnight and 6am when practice is scheduled to start at 10am the following day, or between 1am and 7am when practice starts at 11am. Each team is permitted four individual exceptions to this rule during the season.

Penalties
Stewards now have the power to impose a wider range of penalties for driving and other rule transgressions. Added to their armoury are time penalties, the right to exclude drivers from race results, or suspend them from subsequent events.

Team orders
The clause in the sporting regulations banning team orders has been removed.

[Langers]

What on earth is the point of the curfew?

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by Langers

What on earth is the point of the curfew?

To stop the smaller less well funded teams from working their guys from Thurs. morning to Sun. evening without any sleep

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

To stop the smaller less well funded teams from working their guys from Thurs. morning to Sun. evening without any sleep

That's kind of the point of being an engineer during race season.

[sammyg2]

I expect tires to be a big story this season.
Early word is the pirelli's degrade quickly, making pit stops more frequent and important. Just like in nascrap.

[imcarthur]

Thanks for the rules update, Brian.

Ian

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Reg

17 days till Aussie GP!


Part 1 (46 mins)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/1970s-f1-c...of-2_647105.htm

Part 2 (41 mins)
http://www.streetfire.net/video/1970s-f1-c...of-2_647285.htm

Could not get the above links to work.

Try this:

Senna
YouTube - Ayrton Senna Top Gear Tribute

Jimmy Clark
YouTube - Grand Prix 1964 Brands Hatch Jim Clark 1St.

Fangio
YouTube - F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (On Board Camera) - 1957

Tazio Nuvolari
YouTube - 1935 Nurburgring GP - Tazio Nuvolari wins

These are the best of the best. No crap on the car, they shifted each gearchange by hand, hour after hour.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

[QUOTE=Joeaksa;5899361]Could not get the above links to work.
Fangio
YouTube - F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (On Board Camera) - 1957
QUOTE]

I work about 250yds from the Fiorano track and you've just given me a history lesson.

Thank you

[lgb240]

I was very fortunate to attend last years race in person - it was an absolute blast!!Albert Park is a wonderful setting to host an F1 race. The festivities around the event are almost as exciting as the race itself - Aussie Touring cars, Alfa's 100 year anniversary - they had parade laps with dozens of vintage Ferrari's and Alfas. It truly is a wonderful event - I can't believe a year has passed already ....

[Joeaksa]

[QUOTE=Captain Ahab Jr;5899467]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Could not get the above links to work.
Fangio
YouTube - F1 - Juan Manuel Fangio (On Board Camera) - 1957
QUOTE]

I work about 250yds from the Fiorano track and you've just given me a history lesson.

Thank you

Thanks and to read some of the accounts of the old drivers, like Fangio and Tazio, they were "men among men" and almost superhuman at times. Tazio and what he did still blows me away...

Then we get some of these pussies who are driving these days who complain that their traction control has gone out or other petty BS. Look at the old races at Monte Carlo where they were shifting over 3000 times per race, coming to the end of the circuit with hands worn bloody from the gear lever.

Maybe when Bernie gets out of the mix we can have some changes like going back to a manual gearbox, no KERS and so on.

[Reg]

1970s F1 - Champions Forever - Part 1 of 2
if this does not work search/rent/borrow/buy the video "Champions Forever"
A must see.

[Joeaksa]

Also look at this F1 from 1947 to 1967:

YouTube - Formula 1 history 1947-1967 onboard

[Reg]

1970s F1 - Champions Forever - Part 2 of 2


1970s F1 - Champions Forever - Part 2 of 2 - Car Videos on StreetFire

really worth a look if you have a fast connection.

[Langers]

Quote de Langers

What on earth is the point of the curfew?

To stop the smaller less well funded teams from working their guys from Thurs. morning to Sun. evening without any sleep

Eh? That's what these guys live for. They need to HTFU or get another job.

[nota]

no spare cars at all any more
they can have all the parts to build one [but it can't be pre-built!! ] at the track

[Wyvern]

Six colour codes to differentiate Pirelli tyres 18 Mar 2011

Italian tyre manufacturers Pirelli, embarking on the first season of a three-year agreement to supply Formula One, have revealed the colours that will distinguish the six different types of rubber that will be used throughout 2011.

Each type will carry its own distinct colouring on the Pirelli and PZero logos affixed to the sidewall. Under the sport's rules, only two compounds of slick tyre - known as the prime and the option - will be used for each race. In addition to this, intermediate and wet tyres can be fitted if it rains.

The six colours are as follows:
Wet - orange
Intermediate - light blue
Super soft - red
Soft - yellow
Medium - white
Hard - silver

In order to make the differences between the prime and option tyre more pronounced, Pirelli's strategy is to offer a step of at least one compound between the tyres nominated for each race. If the track conditions require it though, this strategy may be revised.

The prime and option tyres for the first three Grands Prix of the year - Australia, Malaysia and China - will be hard and soft compounds, meaning that silver and yellow tyres will be first to make an appearance in Melbourne

[Reg]

Didn't anybody watch the video? It worked for me and was well done.

[Wyvern]

I am a fan of the event posters.
The 2011s aren't on the official site yet but I found them.

I use for wallpapers and posts.

Really like this years. A bit "retro", I that it has the round # and position on schedule right on the poster, and a track map.

Here is Australia





I also PS a another for each event from the official site





Happy to post the others if you want them

[scottmandue]

I had to cut back on my satellite bill and lost speed... are any of the races being televised on other channels?

I also had to cut Internet at home so I can't watch there.

I do still have Fox and ESPN.