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Originally Posted by Great68
Actually I agree with you 100%. I absolutely hate the fact that they have to make the cars slower to try and make it more "exciting" to watch.
In my opinion they should go back to V12's, turbos, traction control, ABS, active suspension...
I know someone is going to say "But they HAVE to limit it for SAFETY". I say bullshit, these drivers make tons of coin, it's like hazard pay, they know the risks when they drive.
I want to see cars race around a track at absolutely the fastest speeds that are possible with current technology.
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Agreed on many points. All said though, I think the new ruleset is a step in the right direction. IMO the biggest safety concern is created through high cornering speeds, so limiting aero grip (downforce) is not a bad thing at all.
Big power through forced induction? Not really necessary and kind of wasteful. 18000 rpm is still gooooooood ;D. I think turbocharging as a technology doesn't need to be optimized much further. Furthermore I do think that active suspension and TC should stay out. I think that they were developed well enough to be introduced on consumer automobiles and that a good way of controlling costs is to eliminate this stuff.
On the other hand, stuff like KERS is great - this could lead to greater advances to an already feasible, streetable technology. Right now the teams aren't on an even playing field, which is great as well.
REducing F1 to a spec series would be stupid. I still don't believe that there was that talk about going to a spec engine a few months ago. I hope that never happens.