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IA reveals major cost-cutting measures
12 December 2008
The FIA has revealed major cost-cutting measures today, agreed with F1 teams that should cut the budgets of F1 teams by a third. The main areas of change are engines, in-season testing and staff numbers.
The threat of a standard F1 engine has been averted as teams agreed to other cost-cutting measures in relation to the power units and that in-season testing in 2009 is banned.
From 2009 the following measures have been implemented:
Engine
- Engine life to be doubled. Each driver will use a maximum of eight engines for the season plus four for testing (thus 20 per team)
- Limit of 18,000 rpm
- The three-race lifespan rule voted on 5 November remains in force
- Cost of engines to independent teams will be approximately 50% of 2008 prices.
- Unanimous agreement was reached on a list of proposed changes to the Renault engine for 2009; all other engines will remain unchanged. Comparative testing will not be necessary
Testing
- No in-season testing except during race weekend during scheduled practice
Aerodynamic research
- No wind tunnel exceeding 60% scale and 50 metres/sec to be used after 1 January 2009
- A formula to balance wind tunnel-based research against CFD research, if agreed between the teams, will be proposed to the FIA
Factory activity
- Factory closures for six weeks per year, to accord with local laws
Race weekend
- Manpower to be reduced by means of a number of measures, including sharing information on tyres and fuel to eliminate the need for "spotters"
Sporting spectacle
- Market research is being conducted to gauge the public reaction to a number of new ideas, including possible changes to qualifying and a proposal for the substitution of medals for points for the drivers. Proposals will be submitted to the FIA when the results of the market research are known.
From 2010 the following measures will be implemented:
Power train
- Engines will be available to the independent teams for less than €5 million per team per season. These will either come from an independent supplier or be supplied by the manufacturer teams backed by guarantees of continuity. If an independent supplier, the deal will be signed no later than 20 December 2008.
- This same engine will continue to be used in 2011 and 2012 (thus no new engine for 2011).
- Subject to confirmation of practicability, the same transmission will be used by all teams
Chassis
- A list of all elements of the chassis will be prepared and a decision taken in respect of each element as to whether or not it will remain a performance differentiator (competitive element).
- Some elements which remain performance differentiators will be homologated for the season
- Some elements will remain performance differentiators, but use inexpensive materials
Race weekend
- Standardised radio and telemetry systems
- Ban on tyre warmers
- Ban on mechanical purging of tyres
- Ban on refueling
- Possible reduction in race distance or duration (proposal to follow market research).
12 December 2008
The FIA has revealed major cost-cutting measures today, agreed with F1 teams that should cut the budgets of F1 teams by a third. The main areas of change are engines, in-season testing and staff numbers.
The threat of a standard F1 engine has been averted as teams agreed to other cost-cutting measures in relation to the power units and that in-season testing in 2009 is banned.
From 2009 the following measures have been implemented:
Engine
- Engine life to be doubled. Each driver will use a maximum of eight engines for the season plus four for testing (thus 20 per team)
- Limit of 18,000 rpm
- The three-race lifespan rule voted on 5 November remains in force
- Cost of engines to independent teams will be approximately 50% of 2008 prices.
- Unanimous agreement was reached on a list of proposed changes to the Renault engine for 2009; all other engines will remain unchanged. Comparative testing will not be necessary
Testing
- No in-season testing except during race weekend during scheduled practice
Aerodynamic research
- No wind tunnel exceeding 60% scale and 50 metres/sec to be used after 1 January 2009
- A formula to balance wind tunnel-based research against CFD research, if agreed between the teams, will be proposed to the FIA
Factory activity
- Factory closures for six weeks per year, to accord with local laws
Race weekend
- Manpower to be reduced by means of a number of measures, including sharing information on tyres and fuel to eliminate the need for "spotters"
Sporting spectacle
- Market research is being conducted to gauge the public reaction to a number of new ideas, including possible changes to qualifying and a proposal for the substitution of medals for points for the drivers. Proposals will be submitted to the FIA when the results of the market research are known.
From 2010 the following measures will be implemented:
Power train
- Engines will be available to the independent teams for less than €5 million per team per season. These will either come from an independent supplier or be supplied by the manufacturer teams backed by guarantees of continuity. If an independent supplier, the deal will be signed no later than 20 December 2008.
- This same engine will continue to be used in 2011 and 2012 (thus no new engine for 2011).
- Subject to confirmation of practicability, the same transmission will be used by all teams
Chassis
- A list of all elements of the chassis will be prepared and a decision taken in respect of each element as to whether or not it will remain a performance differentiator (competitive element).
- Some elements which remain performance differentiators will be homologated for the season
- Some elements will remain performance differentiators, but use inexpensive materials
Race weekend
- Standardised radio and telemetry systems
- Ban on tyre warmers
- Ban on mechanical purging of tyres
- Ban on refueling
- Possible reduction in race distance or duration (proposal to follow market research).
2008 motorji so bili zamrnjeni, tako da naj bi bili prakticno enaki iz leta 2007.. Cossie je pa imel leta 2006 eden izmed najboljsih motorjev.. po moje ne bo tako sranje..
Tudi "klosarska" mostva so zazeljena, nekje se morajo uvelavljat mladi talenti..
Tudi "klosarska" mostva so zazeljena, nekje se morajo uvelavljat mladi talenti..
French carmaker eyes Honda F1 team
The French manufacturer PSA, selling cars under the names Peugeot and Citroen, has reportedly expressed interest in buying Honda's beleaguered Formula One team.
Anonymous sources apparently told the Belgian motor racing magazine Autosportnieuws that the carmaker, last involved in F1 as an engine supplier with the now-defunct Prost team, has made enquiries to buy the Brackley based team as an active F1 competitor.
Citroen's world rally team is the reigning drivers' and constructors' champion, and Peugeot is involved in Le Mans racing.
It is suggested that, given F1's willingness to vastly reduce operating costs, PSA is interested in stepping because it has not been hit as hard by the world economic crisis than some of its peers abroad.
The French government is also pledging financial support to the car sector, in return for Renault and Peugeot-Citroen promising to limit job cuts and plant closures.
It is suggested that Sebastien Bourdais, the French F1 driver whose Toro Rosso seat is in doubt for 2009, would be part of a PSA buyout, with Jenson Button as his team-mate
The French manufacturer PSA, selling cars under the names Peugeot and Citroen, has reportedly expressed interest in buying Honda's beleaguered Formula One team.
Anonymous sources apparently told the Belgian motor racing magazine Autosportnieuws that the carmaker, last involved in F1 as an engine supplier with the now-defunct Prost team, has made enquiries to buy the Brackley based team as an active F1 competitor.
Citroen's world rally team is the reigning drivers' and constructors' champion, and Peugeot is involved in Le Mans racing.
It is suggested that, given F1's willingness to vastly reduce operating costs, PSA is interested in stepping because it has not been hit as hard by the world economic crisis than some of its peers abroad.
The French government is also pledging financial support to the car sector, in return for Renault and Peugeot-Citroen promising to limit job cuts and plant closures.
It is suggested that Sebastien Bourdais, the French F1 driver whose Toro Rosso seat is in doubt for 2009, would be part of a PSA buyout, with Jenson Button as his team-mate
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