Open Wheel Racing 2018- with less winglets.

[alfablue]

Re: Open Wheel Racing 2018- with less winglets.

Did you ever work with the French?

Thankfully, no, lol.

Still, if they go away, then there are only 3 engine suppliers, and with the new goal of reducing costs, then perhaps they will reopen the rules to get more suppliers making cheaper powertrains.

[Russell Jaslow]

Re: Open Wheel Racing 2018- with less winglets.

Thankfully, no, lol.

Still, if they go away, then there are only 3 engine suppliers, and with the new goal of reducing costs, then perhaps they will reopen the rules to get more suppliers making cheaper powertrains.

After this year, Renault is only supplying one team ... themselves. So it’s not like it’s a huge F1 loss from an engine supply standpoint.

[alfablue]

Re: Open Wheel Racing 2018- with less winglets.

After this year, Renault is only supplying one team ... themselves. So it’s not like it’s a huge F1 loss from an engine supply standpoint.

Actual impact, yes. But I do think it will be something that will make them look in. It seems that there was a lot of effort to get Honda as an engine supplier, and for many years, they only supplied one team. In terms of the heat recovery systems for the exhaust- I do know that it's not a significant part going forward- as opposed to the rest of the F1 powertrain. E-boost systems are- but not nearly how F1 uses them, and the odds of them going forward is not high- as the benefits they offer are more efficiently delivered directly by direct drive motors. And I think that's the reason so many were interested in 2021, but not for the whole shebang.

[solovsfett]

Re: Open Wheel Racing 2018- with less winglets.

It’s going to be a quiet weekend😢😢😢

At least we can revisit fun memories:

https://youtu.be/aIGFBPh8wxY

And this

https://youtu.be/fRLdTXlAi5I