Do you think Overtaking has been improved?

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#131119

By DOOOMKULTUS - 07 Jul 09, 10:45

- 07 Jul 09, 10:45#131119

luck plays a major factor in any sport.

Ya ask the guy behind a KERS powered Ferrari.

Tifoso

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#131125

By Jamie - 07 Jul 09, 11:16

- 07 Jul 09, 11:16#131125

luck plays a major factor in any sport.

Ya ask the guy behind a KERS powered Ferrari.

ライブ、平和のうちに生存する。 :detective:

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132022

By McLaren Fan - 11 Jul 09, 21:46

- 11 Jul 09, 21:46#132022

From F1 Live:

Formula one is looking to ban wheel fairings for next season, Williams' Technical Director Sam Michael revealed at the Nurburgring.

With efforts to alter the cars to improve the likelihood of overtaking drawing a mixed analysis so far, the Australian said recent studies have shown wheel covers are proving problematic.

"One of the things that have been discussed for next year is to remove wheel fairings and not have static or rotating wheel fairings," Michael said.

He said Computational Fluid Dynamics studies in recent months showed the wheel appendages have ‘quite an adverse effect on the following car’. However, Michael said banning the covers will not be a silver bullet.

"It is the sort of thing where you need to find three or four little things like that and that will add up to a difference," he said, "so I think it is going in the right direction but it just needs more."

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Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132049

By scotty - 11 Jul 09, 22:18

- 11 Jul 09, 22:18#132049

Good, those things are quite ugly in some cases...

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132058

By 7UpJordan - 11 Jul 09, 22:37

- 11 Jul 09, 22:37#132058

Good riddance, they are indeed ugly and pointless. It will probably encourage drivers to take care of their brakes even more.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132071

By headless - 11 Jul 09, 23:31

- 11 Jul 09, 23:31#132071

They are beautiful

You're like a dog chasing a car. You'll never catch it and you just wouldn't know what to do with it if you did
:starwars:

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132072

By EwanM - 11 Jul 09, 23:32

- 11 Jul 09, 23:32#132072

They are beautiful

Just like a kite.

Forumula One: The World's Greatest Sport

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132075

By scotty - 11 Jul 09, 23:35

- 11 Jul 09, 23:35#132075

They are beautiful

Just like a kite.

Yeah, a kite with a picture of Bernie on it. :twisted:

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132123

By EwanM - 12 Jul 09, 09:33

- 12 Jul 09, 09:33#132123

They are beautiful

Just like a kite.

Yeah, a kite with a picture of Bernie on it.

Forumula One: The World's Greatest Sport

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132468

By formula1man - 13 Jul 09, 04:02

- 13 Jul 09, 04:02#132468

I think they should just go back to last years cars and be done with it. You are never going to get rid of turbulent air and you are never going to get NASCAR style overtaking because in an f1 car you can't touch side by side without wheels falling off.

Also are the cars shorter this year or is it just an optical illusion.

Re: Do you think Overtaking has been improved?#132516

By headless - 13 Jul 09, 10:32

- 13 Jul 09, 10:32#132516

Also are the cars shorter this year or is it just an optical illusion.

Yes