QUOTE(linkinstreet @ Sep 4 2006, 03:15 PM)
not many noticed it, but Ron has lead McLaren half of it's 40 years of existance, so never underestimate Ron Dennis.
Amazingly in '98 FIA has once shown that they can be just as cruel to McLaren as they did to Renault this season when they banned McLaren's revolutionary braking cooling system that they used in Australia. What was weird is that the reason it was banned is that many teams don't have the budget to develop that kind of system, which lead to these questions
1 - Don't every team try to outdo each other in development? why ban an item that a team has develop legally and within their own budget citing 'it's too expensive for other team'?
2 - The team that complained of the system was Ferrari, which also marks the first era of speculation that FIA and Ferrari was working together.
Some great innovation that McLaren has introduced to the sports
- Monocouque Chassis using Carbon Fibre
- Rear Brake system
- Zero keel
- Barge Board
- T wing
- Side Chimney
Some teams do outdo other teams in development, its just that sometimes they are unlucky because the 'thing' that they created has some illegal contents with the FIA rules and regulations. But then certain teams just know how to make noise (Minardi- Stoddart era)
McLaren with their previous Technical Director (Adrian Newey) was a great combo and held many achievers back in 98 and 99....Since before he left the team, Newey was considered the 'guru' in aerodynamics, hence making him one of the most respectable aerodynamicist in his league (or even others).
QUOTE(Raikkonen @ Sep 5 2006, 01:06 AM)
FIA makes me so sick.
Double standard
Maybe all F1 teams should create another racing season.
I bet Ferrari won't.
They are the golden baby of FIA.
Formula 1 is the only 'it'.
Other than that, the prestigeous of the race itself has its own value. Vehicle standards and design has always been comes from Formula one, and if the boycott even, there is no point since it is an established creme` la cremeria...
QUOTE(car_o_scope @ Sep 5 2006, 10:32 AM)
Yeah..You are rite.. very sick already.. The interest in watching F1 has decreased. The mass damper issue was the latest joke..

FIA disregard of the Renaults mass damper issue, has always been a throwing stone icon towards them. Their view about Formula 1 is diffrent compared to ours (specatators). We like drivers shoving and bashing trying to fight for position but the FIA doesnt looks at it as entertaining. To them that kinda manuver is dangerous and cannot be tolerated. Hence the fine punishment was imposed to let drivers know that they are racing gentlemen'ly and not some punk who just got his licences two days ago.