BTDT by Lotus/Brabham/Chaparrel...
Coulthard stated that it was impossible to judge braking points and corner entries at the old Hockenheim ring because of the ridicilous speeds. (I thought that Jos Verstappen in the Arrows reached 396km/h in free practice)
Nowadays they are pulling up to 3,5G's in lateral direction, combine that with some serious braking and you will end up with G-forces as high as 5G subjected to the drivers.
Fighterplane pilots tend to get tunnel vision at 6G and loose contionce at 9G without special pressure suits.
To limit the speed i would suggest to stick to a maximum amount of fuel mass per race, and one set or narrow tires.
This would give them total innovation freedom within these limits. Running higher downforce would result in higher tire wear for instance.
Perhaps is Bernie thinking the same.. this year he banned pit stops for refueling, maybe tire changing (due to normal wear) next year, and slowly reducing the amount of current rules...
Coulthard stated that it was impossible to judge braking points and corner entries at the old Hockenheim ring because of the ridicilous speeds. (I thought that Jos Verstappen in the Arrows reached 396km/h in free practice)
Nowadays they are pulling up to 3,5G's in lateral direction, combine that with some serious braking and you will end up with G-forces as high as 5G subjected to the drivers.
Fighterplane pilots tend to get tunnel vision at 6G and loose contionce at 9G without special pressure suits.
To limit the speed i would suggest to stick to a maximum amount of fuel mass per race, and one set or narrow tires.
This would give them total innovation freedom within these limits. Running higher downforce would result in higher tire wear for instance.
Perhaps is Bernie thinking the same.. this year he banned pit stops for refueling, maybe tire changing (due to normal wear) next year, and slowly reducing the amount of current rules...
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