Originally Posted by IIVVX

simba, you make excellent points and i agree with much of what you have said but that model was simply not sustainable. when ferrari and mclaren are spending over $500 million per season the costs had gotten way out of hand. nobody could compete at that level and the people who could wouldn't be able to for long. that is a ridiculous sum for a single season. manufacturers began pulling out for various reasons but i don't imagine much would be left of F1 if those regs had remained (remember the proposed breakaway series the manufacturers wanted?). the upcoming formula will better suit all the manufacturers involved and may lower costs in the future while attracting new manufacturers (obviously researching and designing a car to meet a new formula engine & chassis wise will not in any way lower costs in the present) so we can only wait and see what impact it will have. i believe the cost cutting measures can only help, the sport was moving towards pricing itself out of existence. remember what happened to DTM when they had budgets rivalling F1? i loved that era too, but it just could not be sustained long term.

Originally Posted by vtgts300kw

Originally Posted by Murph5000

Remember that the hybrid fly wheel in the Porsche GT3-R Hybrid is basically a slightly altered, borrowed version of the KERS system the BMW-Sauber F1 cars ran. BMW pumped a lot of money into the technology(and similar systems are finding their way to road cars now) and were able to justify the costs at the time KERS was relevant. Now Porsche is moving with these technologies into the hybrid GT3 and possibly the upcoming 918.

Didn't VW/Porsche/Audi hint at a desire to enter F1?

Originally Posted by IIVVX

the porsche GT3R system is actually designed by williams hybrid power, a subsidiary of the williams F1 team. the problem with running this type of system in a road car is the heat generated from the flywheel, they are working on that issue.

check this link for more information -> Williams Hybrid Power - WHP Flywheel Technology overview

also, regarding vag group entering F1. they have hinted numerous times of their desire to potentially enter the series but have backed away due to costs, relevance, brand issues, etc. btw, porsche did supply engines under the porsche-tag moniker in the 80's.

Originally Posted by Simba

Speed limiters? Going over 150 isn't politically correct, after all. Mandatory "hybrid" crap? No races in the rain? Decibel limits? Give the eco-tards an inch...

There's nothing wrong with turbos, but the displacement, cylinder configuration and RPM limits have irreparably ruined F1.

This is what F1 was when I was a kid, and what it always should have been:

YouTube - Senna´s qualifying lap at Adelaide

YouTube - Schumacher vs Hill spa 1995