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| FIA looks at ECU safety car solution | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 16 2008, 02:57 AM (388 Views) | |
| Steelstallions | May 16 2008, 02:57 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67425
Is there a simpler way than this? |
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| u4coffee | May 16 2008, 07:05 AM Post #2 |
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Probably |
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| FlutterBy | May 16 2008, 07:57 AM Post #3 |
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There are things called 'race engineers' and 'radios'... |
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| Norbert | May 16 2008, 08:08 AM Post #4 |
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Surely if they're going to bugger about with the ecus for the safety car periods, then why not have them setup so that when the safety car is deployed, the engine is reduced massively in power output to avoid them racing back around to catch up the safety car as quickly as possible so that they can pit very shortly after it is deployed? |
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| AndyW76 | May 16 2008, 10:53 AM Post #5 |
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Here is a simple solution, how about a really big sign at just before the pits saying PITS CLOSED Even Fisi would see that. |
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| u4coffee | May 16 2008, 11:04 AM Post #6 |
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He'd probably still ignore it though
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| FlutterBy | May 16 2008, 12:16 PM Post #7 |
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Install level-crossing type gates at the pitlane entrance...........? ![]() |
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| AndyW76 | May 16 2008, 12:22 PM Post #8 |
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I disagree with the idea of a speed limiter that is outside a driver's control. sometimes you need extra power to drive your way out of trouble. |
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| FlutterBy | May 16 2008, 12:27 PM Post #9 |
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Likewise. Something similar has been proposed for road cars, as a way of forcing them to comply with speed limits, using a radio link to a 'smart' road sign. Horrible. I've seen (and sometime been involved in) situations were it's much safer to accelerate than to brake. |
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| Lord Tau | May 16 2008, 12:51 PM Post #10 |
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How about scrapping the rule about not pitting under a safety car altogether. Just like the good ol' days! |
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| AJM1987 | May 16 2008, 01:47 PM Post #11 |
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Exactly. When the safety car came out it was another aspect of the race that the tactical types and the drivers would have to deal with. Should it go against them during one race it is very likely that they could benefit from it at the next. Of course, this would be too confusing for the casual Lewis fan and so the FIA had to stop that by enforcing this stupid rule. |
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| Norbert | May 16 2008, 01:48 PM Post #12 |
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What, like when the field is behind the safety car, or near as dammit? |
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| AndyW76 | May 16 2008, 01:52 PM Post #13 |
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Er, as I recall, the current safety car rules predate Lewis's entry into F1. The reason for closing the pitlane, as far as I understand, is to give a chance for the safety car to pick up the leader and form a chain. If everyone started diving into the pits straight away, it is entirely possible that confusion would reign. |
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| AndyW76 | May 16 2008, 01:56 PM Post #14 |
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I was more thinking about when the field was being bunched up. remember the drivers will continue at speed until they catch up to the safety car chain and there may be a situation where they may need to accelerate out of a problem, say if someone has an off track excersion and is head for a collision with them. Taking control of the car away fro the driver is a very dangerous game to play, not to mention one that could be fraught with problems. what happens if the system malfunctions and either slows a car unnecesarily or releases a car at the wrong time. |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | May 16 2008, 01:59 PM Post #15 |
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Such as when you start to overtake on a single carriageway only to see a ten ton truck coming the other way, so you need the power to overtake quicker rather than slow down and pull back in, which of course would be a very immasculating experience. |
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