Do you agree with the "one engine" rule?

[Mike Rotch]

I think this rule of "One engine a weekend" is silly.

F1 is supposed to be an all out sprint, with cars built with the sole goal of being fastest. Nowadays teams sacrifice testing/practice on race weekends to save engines. And it may be worst this weekend in Bahrain due to the possibility of sand getting into the engine.

I see why they have done it - to keep costs down for the likes of Minardi and Jordan, but it harder for them now because they have to make unreliable, cheapy engines last even longer.

I hope they scrap this rule, but I cant see how they will.

 

[millencolin]

i hope they do scrap it too

this rule is supposed to cut down costs.....so now all the engine manufacturers will forks out more $$$ to make their engines more reliable and faster...

 

[3rdgenracerX]

I bet they will scrap it by next season. Its a stupid rule thats going to spend more money than it would have if the rule was never made.

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

Isn't it a two engine rule? or am I thinking of the V8 Supercars?

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by DRIFT4EVA
Isn't it a two engine rule? or am I thinking of the V8 Supercars?

Sure you can have two engines - you just start at the back of the grid

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

Originally posted by Mike Rotch
Sure you can have two engines - you just start at the back of the grid

Demolish that rule then. I hope they do. They should do.

 

[Bollocks#999]

Speaking from experience (Was at the Aus GP this year, again) the one engine/qualifying rules are not the smartest thing the FIA ever came up with

The paying public are there to see a show, and with the one engine rule, it seemed that the teams didnt want to risk an engine just so they could do the laps

The only guys that were really out there were the third drivers

IMO it's definately not a good idea, and the punters are the ones that miss out

 

[GilesGuthrie]

No, I don't agree with it. The cost savings only apply to 3 of the 10 teams, and every single paying punter loses out.

I think it's wrong.

 

[DQuaN]

I think the title of this thread might be misleading. The title is " Do you agree with the one-engine rule" but the poll is "should it be abolished". I think that Giles just voted that it shouldn't be abolished even though he thinks it should.

 

[Carl.]

Originally posted by DQuaN
I think the title of this thread might be misleading. The title is " Do you agree with the one-engine rule" but the poll is "should it be abolished". I think that Giles just voted that it shouldn't be abolished even though he thinks it should.

Same mistake from me here...

I think this is a pointless rule... instead, they should bring back slicks, finally get rid of electronic aids, and perhaps share a few mandatory parts between the teams. F1 tecnology's is great, financial and engineering battles might be interesting, but this is not what makes racing a good show.

 

[Ubiquitous]

They need to get more touring car style in the regulations, restrict teams to similar parts and HP limits so that all cars perform relatively the same and it's down to how the driver drives the car and how the team performs in pit stops and in preparing the car.

The faster Pit Lane speed limit encourages more pit stops and that generally lowers the interest of the race, many have complained about drivers passing one another via pitstops...

The one engine rule shouldn't be necessary if they added other rules to bring balance to the entire thing. I can't remember how long it's been since there was a really hotly contested championship where every race was crucial.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by DQuaN
I think the title of this thread might be misleading. The title is " Do you agree with the one-engine rule" but the poll is "should it be abolished". I think that Giles just voted that it shouldn't be abolished even though he thinks it should.

I did, then I used my mod priviledges to correct the error.

 

[scuderia229]

I could go eitherway. Part of me likes to see the guys using one engine for the weekend while the other part of me wants to see F1 as the edge of the razor in performance and engineering. While building an engine to last the weekend is good engineering I mean it in the way of tweaking your engine/car to the 'nth degree to extract every last .001 sec out of the car.

Everything I have read about the one engine per weekend rule and the original idea of cost cutting has been negative. Teams spend more to develop/test the engines to make sure they last the weekend. While upfront it is costing more in the long run it may be slightly cheaper, but i doubt it.

Also F1 wants to "increase the show"? Well with the one engine rule you are effectively reducing any desire for teams to run cars on friday practice for more than a few recon laps. We have seen teams running alot on Fridays in the first 3 GPs but I think later in the season when they have the cars figured out at best we will see the 3rd drivers racing each other on friday...which actually isn't that bad of an idea? hmmmm.

If we had to keep the one engine rule in order NOT to get the control tire or some other thing like that I would say keep the one engine rule. However if it was about driver aid's or the one engine rule.....kill the one engine rule.....

 

[KSaiyu]

The rule needs to go. The top drivers easing off the gas just to save their engines doesn't make for a good sport.

 

[Blake]

If an car makes it across the line then falls apart it is the perfect racer. But with the one engine rule they make sure the car will last one hell of alot longer than the race just to makesure nothing can happen. It ruins the racing for the fans and it makes it harder for the teams and drivers.

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

It's taking it's toll on McLaren. That's for sure

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by KSaiyu
The rule needs to go. The top drivers easing off the gas just to save their engines doesn't make for a good sport.

As if we needed proof, this weekend provided it. Both McLarens failing, Montoya failing and at the end of the race (12 laps from it I may add), both Ferrari's backing off.

As Martin Brundle said in Aus, F1 isnt an enduro like Le Man, it is supposed to be a sprint.

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

Originally posted by Mike Rotch
As if we needed proof, this weekend provided it. Both McLarens failing, Montoya failing and at the end of the race (12 laps from it I may add), both Ferrari's backing off.

As Martin Brundle said in Aus, F1 isnt an enduro like Le Man, it is supposed to be a sprint.

Because of that the cars have to be able to get the high revs they need with out blowing up. Engines will fail, but they shouldn't fail as often as Kimi's. The engines need to be at thier best for a race. That's why the one engine rule is BS.

 

[Blake]

Montoya failing and at the end of the race (12 laps from it I may add)

That was gearbox related but I still see your point.