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[Gaz]

Customer cars is go then.

What's the point in standardizing everything this isn't A1 GP

[McLaren Fan]

Standardisation is completely wrong in my view. I don't even like the idea of so-called customer cars. If customer cars are allowed, they should not be allowed to score points in both the drivers' and constructors' championships. Instead, they should have their own championships. So, a little bit like what you get in touring cars, British Formula Three and the like, whereby you have all of the cars on the circuit at once, but there being different classes of cars. The FIA and Ecclestone need to stop taking as much money of the teams, and budget caps should be introduced so as these savings don't get used on car development. Certain parts of the car should also be made to last longer. Engines having to last three races is a start, but does not go far enough.

[Denthúl]

Standardisation is completely wrong in my view. I don't even like the idea of so-called customer cars. If customer cars are allowed, they should not be allowed to score points in both the drivers' and constructors' championships. Instead, they should have their own championships. So, a little bit like what you get in touring cars, British Formula Three and the like, whereby you have all of the cars on the circuit at once, but there being different classes of cars. The FIA and Ecclestone need to stop taking as much money of the teams, and budget caps should be introduced so as these savings don't get used on car development. Certain parts of the car should also be made to last longer. Engines having to last three races is a start, but does not go far enough.

I was, at one point, impressed by an idea that someone came up with in a discussion whereby teams had to use an engine until it failed, thus not being allowed to replace an engine after a couple of races if it still works. This would mean that they wouldn't have to make it last just long enough to complete two, three, four or however many races, but actually last for a variable amount of time without much loss of power.

However, such an idea could lead to a lot of engine failures, particularly in the first season it was implemented.

[7UpJordan]

Standardisation is completely wrong in my view. I don't even like the idea of so-called customer cars. If customer cars are allowed, they should not be allowed to score points in both the drivers' and constructors' championships. Instead, they should have their own championships. So, a little bit like what you get in touring cars, British Formula Three and the like, whereby you have all of the cars on the circuit at once, but there being different classes of cars. The FIA and Ecclestone need to stop taking as much money of the teams, and budget caps should be introduced so as these savings don't get used on car development. Certain parts of the car should also be made to last longer. Engines having to last three races is a start, but does not go far enough.

I was, at one point, impressed by an idea that someone came up with in a discussion whereby teams had to use an engine until it failed, thus not being allowed to replace an engine after a couple of races if it still works. This would mean that they wouldn't have to make it last just long enough to complete two, three, four or however many races, but actually last for a variable amount of time without much loss of power.

However, such an idea could lead to a lot of engine failures, particularly in the first season it was implemented.

I could live with that, engine failures were common when I first started watching. And some teams did use to use the same engines for a couple of races running.

[darwin dali]

I know I am repeating myself here, but I think we shouldn't have ANY regs re. the engine other than a VERY limited amount of fuel available per race weekend, with that amount progressively declining in the next 5 years.

[deMuRe]

Anyone else think part of F1's appeal is the big budgets themselves?

I find it quite fascinating to learn how many millions get pumped into F1 each year, especially by the big teams, for me, this is part of F1's appeal...