Comments on: The Future of Formula One http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/the-future-of-formula-one A Member of the Thunder Lounge Network Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:33:41 +0000 http://thunderlounge.com/?v=2.6 By: George http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/the-future-of-formula-one#comment-694 George Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:54:24 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/11/20/the-future-of-formula-one/#comment-694 HA! As for the morons in and around Monza, they don't deserve to have an F1 race, history not withstanding. Give them what they want in totality; no noise whatsoever, as in no race. HA! As for the morons in and around Monza, they don’t deserve to have an F1 race, history not withstanding. Give them what they want in totality; no noise whatsoever, as in no race.

]]> By: Marc http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/the-future-of-formula-one#comment-693 Marc Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:44:38 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/11/20/the-future-of-formula-one/#comment-693 Actually I hadn't thought of that connection. I just assumed their birth dates occured sometime during the Precambrian era. I wouldn't call Fry's remarks totally off the mark. There is some technology that still trickles down to the street level. Ceramic brakes started life in F1, granted they mostly are available on street cars out of our price range but that's true of a lot of tech. Eventually they will be on bottom line econo-boxes. But I would agree about the lack of a screaming IC engine taking way too much away from the sport. But if the idiots in Monza get their way and "silencers" are added to F1 cars we won't have to wait for any of Fry's thoughts to become reality. Actually I hadn’t thought of that connection. I just assumed their birth dates occured sometime during the Precambrian era.

I wouldn’t call Fry’s remarks totally off the mark. There is some technology that still trickles down to the street level.

Ceramic brakes started life in F1, granted they mostly are available on street cars out of our price range but that’s true of a lot of tech. Eventually they will be on bottom line econo-boxes.

But I would agree about the lack of a screaming IC engine taking way too much away from the sport. But if the idiots in Monza get their way and “silencers” are added to F1 cars we won’t have to wait for any of Fry’s thoughts to become reality.

]]> By: George http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/the-future-of-formula-one#comment-692 George Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:46:00 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2005/11/20/the-future-of-formula-one/#comment-692 "Those two old dinosaurs, Mad Max and Bernie, would need to ride off into the sunset first." I hope your subtle humor about the two dinosaurs in a reference to the end of fossil fuel racing was intentional. Most appropo! When the first race of alternative fuel F1 category appears it will probably mark the end of my interest in the sport. Unless of course they can manage to make the hybrid engines scream like a V10 or V8, and at the least approach the current speeds. Fry's comments about F1 technology making any relevance in every dar cars is so far off the mark as to be laughable. Does anyone think there is ANY commonality between the BMW F1 V10 and the V10 installed in the M5? Only the number of cylinders! “Those two old dinosaurs, Mad Max and Bernie, would need to ride off into the sunset first.”

I hope your subtle humor about the two dinosaurs in a reference to the end of fossil fuel racing was intentional. Most appropo!

When the first race of alternative fuel F1 category appears it will probably mark the end of my interest in the sport. Unless of course they can manage to make the hybrid engines scream like a V10 or V8, and at the least approach the current speeds.

Fry’s comments about F1 technology making any relevance in every dar cars is so far off the mark as to be laughable. Does anyone think there is ANY commonality between the BMW F1 V10 and the V10 installed in the M5? Only the number of cylinders!

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