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Originally Posted by skimonkey30
From what I heard Varsha talking about this morning it sounds like De La Rosa and Alonso are bringing the new evidence in the Stepney Gate.
Apparently De La Rosa sent an email to Alonso detailing some secret ferrari setup info he got from Mike Coughlin
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/62097 |
Oh snaps! I think McLaren is fucked.
Also in F1 news, Q3 is finally getting rid of the goofy fuel credit nonsense:
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F1's Sporting Working Group has agreed to rid the current qualifying format of the controversial phenomenon known as 'fuel burning' ahead of the 2008 season.
Because of the format's clash with the parallel parc ferme regulations, drivers currently approach the opening laps of the top-ten runout with the objective of simply burning fuel and earning 'credits' to add more fuel before the race.
Renault Technical Director Bob Bell remarked that the unrefined system is at the moment "a completely strange thing to do given we're all becoming eco-friendly".
The agreed solution for 2008 is twofold; the final Q3 session will be reduced from 15 minutes to a new (unknown) timeframe, and teams will no longer be able to replace burned fuel prior to Sunday's race.
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The tweaks effectively mean that competitors will have to approach the battle for pole position with an initial load of fuel for the race, plus an additional amount for qualifying.
Should drivers make an error on a flying lap, therefore, they will have to weigh up the benefit of another qualifying attempt with possibly compromising the desired strategy for the first stint of the race.
The revised format will now be sent to the World Motor Sport Council for approval.
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It means Q3 times will be even slower than Q2, but it does make the rules a bit clearer, and adds that extra element of strategy, where staying out one extra lap means being that much faster and grabbing pole, but also means pitting one lap sooner in the race. Hell, what it really means is that the race *starts* when the pit lane opens in Q3.
Which asks the question, why not put the cars into Parc Ferme at the start of Q1? Meaning the cars have a fixed fuel load from the start of qualifying. Spyker could run light fuel and get themselves into Q2 only to run out of gas on the starting grid!
