QUOTE(Amanda85 @ Mar 22 2007, 03:29 PM)
yala...BAN BAN!! everything oso ban....
no need car development...no need 2 race lagi bagus...
Movable parts is not contributing to car development...
Besides McLaren are one of the most innovative teams when it comes to development.
And to prove that here's an article from Autosport i found from a forum. It's a feature by Mark Hughes
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In 1997 Mercedes started development work on an engine that utilised rotary valves instead of conventional poppet valves. Benefits of this type of engine were primarily that it would be lighter and lower, reducing overall weight of the car and lowering the centre of gravity - two great benefits. Development continued, ironing out problems that arose and increasing its capabilities. Add this to the potential for more power than a conventional valved engine, and it looks like Merc were onto a winner. That is, until in late 2004, when the FIA created a new law stipulating all engine had to have the "poppet" valves that the engine had been designed to make redundant. 1997 - 2004. 7 years development (not to mention that talented people were put into the project) and funding up in smoke with the writing of one law.
Similar stories are elsewhere - Beryllium was banned from use in engines. Guess who used it the most in their engines - Merc. McLaren again spent a lot of time and money on energy recovery systems, and torque sensing differentials (haven't a clue what they are, but they sure sound important), both of which are banned before they are used but after the are developed. There goes that money and time again.
And some info i have read also points out that rotary valves were banned by the FIA after pressure from Ferrari who couldn't make them work and beryllium was banned on health and safety grounds as its highly carcinogenic yet to this day, not one single person has been harmed in any way, shape or form in F1 from beryllium use or manufacturing. Carbon fiber on the other hand has been a long documented hazzard and there are several drivers that are having major lung problems now from carbon fibre dust embedded in their lungs. Mika Salo, Jean Alesi, Damon Hill, Olivier Panis and Mika Hakinnen are but a few that have had to undergo treatment for it. Yet the FIA does nothing about carbon fiber. And guess what Ferrari couldn't make Beryllium work. They had major problems and only obtained minimal success after 3 years of research. It was promptly banned after that