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Originally Posted by Slate 01
You still gotta love F1, rule changes only make for more exciting developments and issues in this sport. Give a team a rule book, tell them the minimum and maximums and then turn the engineers loose, really how all racing should be. I can't stand to watch NECKCAR with every car and engine just made with cookie cutters, BORING!
I do wish that F1 would bring back refueling during the race and drop the required tire change. Let them use whatever tire compound they want but limit the fuel storage so that they must refuel twice during a race. Yeah I know safety concerns over fuel, but really compared to all the other dangers in F1, refueling has got to be one of lowest.
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The rules in F1 are actually quite constrained. The key differences between F1 and Indycar or NASCAR is the materials and level of electronic control that is allowed. For example, an F1 ECU now controls the engine/clutch/gearbox/differential/fuel system/KERS/DRS.
This is hardly a min/max formula (like an open GT racing class where anything is allowed and the only criteria is horsepower to weight ratio), instead it is a formula that promotes the development of certain technologies (primarily electronic) to gain every 0.001 of a second per lap. Otherwise, the spec's are just as tight as Indy and NASCAR.