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[Masterschitz]

How about banning Christian Horner and renting him out for another use?

 

Horner suggesting nothing, when asked "what would significatly reduce F1 costs"  he answer  what every f1 team manager would answer as a joke!

 

so teasing,  no one would seriously taking it as relevant! expected ?

[Rasputin]

Ban all big-boob-babes from the races!

 

That would dramatically reduce interest from corporate executives, stopping the most senseless spending and thus automatically reducing costs?

 

[Atreiu]

No.

[Razoola]

The only cost cutting that will work in F1 is the type that involves taking a pair of scissors to money and cutting it in half. By this of course I mean a budget cap.

[LuckyStrike1]

Something tells me Red Bull has made a huge investment in CFD, computer software and software engineers .... 

[polesetter1]

I think banning wind tunnels and CFD would be an excellent idea.  Create a new set of aerodynamic regulations for good measure.

 

Bring back the creativity, the napkin, imagination.         

 

Without these fandangled engineering tools, it would force teams to put their thinking hats on and really stick to basic, fundamentals principles.  Arithmetic, taking inspiration from nature etc   

 

< no computers needed!

 

Relentless testing, simulation, verifiation blah blah blah..  It's a pain and all it does is increase costs.  Brilliant engineering MINDS should be rewarded.  Not who was the fanciest computer!!

 

 

Beautfiul 

Hi!
I couldn't send you a massage but I have to write something, because liking your post doesn't reflect the way I feel about it! That's the one of the best I've read on this forum for some time and I fully agree with it! When I think about F1 it's something that bothers me the most. The fact, that the most influencial system of the car is a result of those kind of engineering.

I know, that I'm probably over-simplifying, but as it seems to me, aero developement in F1 is something like "OK, let's draw some splines, make a model and send it to CFD". I can't see there any proper engineering, like on mechanical parts of the car. (Strenght calculations are also made in CAD, but proper engineer could do them aswell by himself and knows how the results were created and how to change them.) Suspension design is the perfect example of how engineering should look like. (You're doing concious and well-thought compromises.)

Your idea would led to much simpler, neater aero designs. And that would be great! (Allowing ground-effect could provide us F1 we haven't had for long time).

Have a great and satisfying GP weekend!

Edited by polesetter1, 12 March 2015 - 22:09.

[Craven Morehead]

 

Christians Horner Radical Cost Cutting idea: Ban Wind Tunnel

 

What exactly is Christian's Horner? And when did it start thinking for itself?

[black magic]

I stand vindicated

 

Mr Insightful of things f1 believes it has been turned into an engine formula. he expects us to beleive that it is engine that makes his redbull team nearly 2 sec a lap slower. some of it will be engine but likely more to do with the cahsis, aerodynamics and overall packaging and ? a reduced input from newey

 

The guy has never had a thoguht on f1 that wasnt first and formewost about himself and his team.

 

if he thinks costs need to be reduced how bout he start with the ridiculous sum his team takes having won all of 4 wdc in its entire history vs mclaren and williams and even mercedes.

 

how bout he gets his chasis and aerodynamics and packaging of his engine coolant sorted.

[kevinracefan]

I stand vindicated
 
Mr Insightful of things f1 believes it has been turned into an engine formula. he expects us to beleive that it is engine that makes his redbull team nearly 2 sec a lap slower. some of it will be engine but likely more to do with the cahsis, aerodynamics and overall packaging and ? a reduced input from newey
 
The guy has never had a thoguht on f1 that wasnt first and formewost about himself and his team.
 
if he thinks costs need to be reduced how bout he start with the ridiculous sum his team takes having won all of 4 wdc in its entire history vs mclaren and williams and even mercedes.
 
how bout he gets his chasis and aerodynamics and packaging of his engine coolant sorted.

really??

[Atreiu]

How are wind tunnel hours controled nowadays?