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For the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons, teams will only be allowed to use one engine design, which must be submitted to the FIA for homologation no later than June 1 this year. Subsequent changes will only be permitted with agreement of the FIA and all other engine suppliers.
Yeah, cut development and cripple the pinnacle of motorsport even more. What about cars driven by solar cells ?
A single tyre supplier will be chosen for the same three-year period. At each race, every team will receive the same tyres - two dry-weather compounds, one wet-weather tyre and one extreme-weather tyre. Tyre warmers will be banned.The two-event engine requirement will remain, but gearboxes will have to last four Grands Prix. Unscheduled changes of either item will lead to a 15kg weight penalty for the car concerned. This will replace the existing system of ten-place grid penalties. Spare cars will be banned.Testing outside races will be limited to 30,000 km per year. At races, parc ferme conditions will be extended to run from 18.30 on Friday evening until the start of the race. Currently, cars do not enter parc ferme conditions until after qualifying.
Hmmm, well - if you wish. In my opinion just anoher bunch of completely obsolete rubbish - yada yada yada - who gives a flying f*** ?
New teams will no longer be required to lodge the US$48 million deposit currently needed to join the series. Instead they must pay a €300,000 entry fee. There will be more scope for the use of customer components between teams, but major car manufacturers will not be able to supply engines to more than two teams without the permission of the FIA.
This is one really big good news ! Some teams might then easier take the decision to at least give it a try for a season or two. The yearly budget is tough enough but now they also have to pour 48 million into Bernie's pockets. Are the pockets full or why this change ?
Well, if 1 million monkeys writes on 1 million typewriters for 1 million years, the probability is high that one of them will write the entire works of Shakespeare. I mean, with all these wild changes currently applied to F1, the probability is high that one of them is good
The maximum permitted length of the Formula One calendar will grow to 20 races. The longest season to date has been 19.
WHAT ??? Are you crazy ??? I want 52 races !!!!