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F1 News: Hamilton Says Refueling Ban Makes F1 Cars "Time Bombs"

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Old 02-02-2010, 10:52 AM
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F1 News: Hamilton Says Refueling Ban Makes F1 Cars "Time Bombs"

Interesting take by the best driver in the world.

What's your take?

 
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Old 02-02-2010, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Barrister
Interesting take by the 5th best driver in the world.

What's your take?
Fixed it for you

Although I do think he has a valid point in his concern, but on the other hand. 100l or 200l of fuel, does it really make that big of a difference? I mean, if 100l of fuel ignite, it's not like you're going to walk away like nothing happened.
 

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Now come on.

Are all of these threads going to devolve into who's the best??

We should just admit what everyone already knows: Lewis Rules.

Wouldn't that just make things a lot more simple??

 
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What a bunch of pansies.

"oh noes, my car is filled up, what a disaster!"

They're just worried they'll have to overtake others the proper way now.
 
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I filled my car up today and i'm not scared
 
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Old 02-02-2010, 11:49 AM
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Eh...twice the (explosive) mass behind the driver in case of catastrophic collision. I can see the concern.

I'm more curious to see how it effects the actual performance of the cars. They've mentioned added weight, but that doesn't just translate to slower lap times. Tracks that are notoriously hard on brakes and tires (Bahrain) will be even more so because of this.
 
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I think the only complaint can be added weight. I don't know if it is any more dangerous! Oh well if the rule doesn't work they will just change it mid-season.

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Like Gobbles, I'm more curious about how the cars handle than I am about the safety aspect. There hasn't been an F1 car that burst into flames during an accident in quite some time. On the other hand, I don't see the point of banning refueling solely for the purpose of putting an end to pit stop strategy since drivers will still be making stops for tires. It's a rubbish rule, imo.
 
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Bo being nerdy:

The difference between Qualifying pase and race pace will be huge, strategy of fuel will be irrelevant, qualifying would be crucial...pit stop woll become even more strategic... this will definaltly give brawn a status of a king cause no one is better at strategy pit stops. In short this change the way we will see F1 compared to last year.

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