Honda F1 project leader Yusuke Hasegawa has outlined a number of reasons why Honda has been struggling so badly in the beginning of the 2017 Formula One season. He confirmed that lots of problems were not discovered while running on the dynamo meter.
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I very much agree with you.Andres125sx wrote: I´d prefer if they spend their time trying to find solutions to the real problems, like crappy tires wich force drivers to drive carefully instead of driving to the limits as it should be, or way too expensive tickets and TV prices wich means audience go down season by season, but if they think noise is one of their main problems...
Well, the issue is that you are dealing with safety. That speed limit is there to make sure the driver does not have to pick off gutts, bones and other human shredded pieces on their front wing.outer_bongolia wrote:I very much agree with you.Andres125sx wrote: I´d prefer if they spend their time trying to find solutions to the real problems, like crappy tires wich force drivers to drive carefully instead of driving to the limits as it should be, or way too expensive tickets and TV prices wich means audience go down season by season, but if they think noise is one of their main problems...
But, going off the main topic of Honda PU for a sec, there are a lot of terrible decisions that FIA made: Take the pitlane speed limit for ex. The tire change takes less than 3 seconds, but you have to cruise in the pit lane for 20 seconds. You cannot justify putting on new tires every 10 laps with that amount of time loss. If the time loss is reduced by only 25% (5sec - increasing the pit lane speed to 100km/h from 80), we would see a lot more aggressive driving...
60kph would be even safer and 40kph safer yet.turbof1 wrote: Well, the issue is that you are dealing with safety.
Someone still has to hook up an airline for pneumatic jacks. Getting run over is a risk you're willing to take, it's part of the job. Of course we should do everything to ensure safety, but let's not kid ourselves, part of the appeal of the sport is the danger.aterren wrote:60kph would be even safer and 40kph safer yet.turbof1 wrote: Well, the issue is that you are dealing with safety.
I think the greatest risk is the front jack man. Using on-board jacks would eliminate that risk regardless of speed.
True... But Indycar mandated the airjack receptacle to be at the rear of the car specifically to eliminate/reduce risk to the crew. Prior to this, the receptacle was in the middle of the car. The risk was from being hit by the rear tire when the wand was removed and the car left the pit box.godlameroso wrote:Someone still has to hook up an airline for pneumatic jacks.
At some tracks the limit is 60km/h - Monaco, for example.outer_bongolia wrote:I very much agree with you.Andres125sx wrote: I´d prefer if they spend their time trying to find solutions to the real problems, like crappy tires wich force drivers to drive carefully instead of driving to the limits as it should be, or way too expensive tickets and TV prices wich means audience go down season by season, but if they think noise is one of their main problems...
But, going off the main topic of Honda PU for a sec, there are a lot of terrible decisions that FIA made: Take the pitlane speed limit for ex. The tire change takes less than 3 seconds, but you have to cruise in the pit lane for 20 seconds. You cannot justify putting on new tires every 10 laps with that amount of time loss. If the time loss is reduced by only 25% (5sec - increasing the pit lane speed to 100km/h from 80), we would see a lot more aggressive driving...
