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Traction& launch control etc. are fundamental
to driving & thus require driver skill. How many times has a
driver won or lost due to his skill, or lack of- at the start? Ban the
auto controls - John H - USA
Mike C - Canada is kidding
himself. The idea that someone who had only played with a sony
playstation could get behind the wheel of an F1 car and cope with the
gforce his body would have to endure is laughable. Believe me
you don't know what you are talking about. The cars may have had
high acceleration in Lauda's day but they cornered much more slowly
and the brakes didn't slow the cars as fast as now.
I know everyone will make comments about the new inexperienced drivers
in F1 and their ability to cope with little race car experience, but
these guys have been in carts since they were 8, are supremely fit and
don't know the meaning of the word fear.
Traction control does detract from a particular facet of driver
ability, ie throttle control, but that said, there is still plenty to
do in winning races with modern cars. You only have to see Jacques
and Ralf's accident on Sunday to realise that - David C - England
I'm writing mainly because of yet
another hurting death in F1 and to say that, taken
alone, reintroduction of traction control would only favor
processional races lessening
driver importance.
However, I understand, what the FIA needs are long term guidelines
that might
prevent it from regulating against safety (crippling car
aerodynamics...) and
technology (everything related to normal evolution!).
I must add that such an expensive, dangerous (though exciting) sport
should also
serve the beneficial purpose of improving common people riding (as it
was in the
past). Synthetising: I think it's required a creativity never divorced
from real, natural
sceneries: inspiring, action-demanding track configurations, for
example; ranking
them etc. - Regards, Alberto R - Paraguay.
This is not a good idea. At first they
cancel a lot of fast things and now they want the opposite. F1 should
be a fair competition between racers, not between automatic toys with
drivers inside - Jen S - Ukraine
I think non-integral aerodynamic aids
and traction control should be banned. I also
favor non-automatic gearboxes. Let the drivers drive the
cars. I do think downforce
as in under-side chassis construction is necessary and should continue
to be used,
however. And, let there be slicks again -
Tom R - USA
Too much technology will take away the
driving skills. I want to see the best driver win -
Russel H - New Zealand
No, I think that traction control
defeats the real purpose of Formula 1. With traction control every
winning factor just goes to the engine and the car's technology.
Less and less driver factor is already needed and will prevent
the skill of the driver from coming out -
R - Philippines
Traction control, automatic gearboxes,
hell, why not automatic pedals too. What the
FIA need to do is re-introduce manual gearboxes, none of this
automatic crap or even
just flipping a paddle. They don't need traction control.
these are all devices for
people who can't and don't enjoy driving. I've never seen anyone
with a love for
driving a car who was content with an automatic gearbox. Since
were making the cars so easy to drive why not make them front wheel
drive so you can't fishtail the car
under acceleration. Niki Lauda was right, anyone could drive
these cars. I've got
tonnes of hours playing racing games on the Playstation, why not give
me a
superlisence and an F1 contract - Mike C - Canada
What about cupholders, TV, VCR&
Nintendo? Or ON STAR system to find out where is the pit when the
driver is stuck in the speed traps. Cruise control!
No @#$%^&* problem. This is stupid.
And for Mike(Canada) personal information, Ferrari did developed a
clutchless system in the mid 80's. Clutchles means the function of
clutch pedal is taken by a computer and an assembly of hydraulic
pistons and linkages, but you are going to find a clutch master a
slave cylinder a presure plate and the clutch itself. This is not the
Tiptronic system developed by Hydramat and used by Porsche Audi or
Autostick used by Chrysler .You can find the system in Ferrari 355 F1
since 1997.But TCS is total different.
Any BOZZO can step on the gas pedal & drive on the race track. No
spin ,no TETE A COUPE no down shift and brake later than your
frontrunner. I m wondering if the guys from F1(except JEAN TODT) knows
how to drive in the ACROPOLIS rallye or Danube River Rallye. That's
great. Perhaps Tony Curtys can tell them how is that.
I m glad because Mr. Lauda slapped FIA with a very hard NOOOO. Gill
DeLamare a french stuntman wich use to drive Le Mans use to say LE
RISQUE EST MON METTIER so let the guys to play on they rules. I m
against traction control ,it is against the rule of man kind, against
ability to manage a machine in all condition and is unsafe because
drivers without experience can and will overestimate themselves. My
best regards, - Marian - Romanian Living in the US
Perhaps they should have automatic
drivers as well, or better yet monkeys! - littlebernie - Australia
Where will it stop? Back in the
"good old days" drivers actually had control of their cars.
Dateline: Melbourne Australia, February 28 2009.
In the leadup to next weeks opening round of the F1 season last years
champion, Michael Schumacher, has complained that the removal of the
steering wheel and brake pedal from the cars after round 4 will reduce
the drivers skill level and further impact on his importance as a
component of the mobile bill board. Schumacher said "It was
concerning in '07 when they removed the accelerator pedal, but this may
be going too far". He went on to say that one upside to the new
regulations was that with the now total removal of the drivers need for
involvement he believed that he could delay his retirement until 2015,
at which time his contract with the Ferrari-Ford-Volkswagen-Coca
Cola-Microsoft consortium would be worth over one billion dollars per
year.
Organisers for the Melbourne race are confident that crowds will be up
on last years three day attendance of 147 people and a guide dog. They
also predict that the introduction of a series of chicanes at the end of
the new 4 kilometre main straight may see an overtaking move this year,
weather permitting - Geoff H - Australia.
no surely not! those idiots are trying
to ruin the excitement of formula 1 ! - Hubert Z - Malta.
I do not favour traction control nor do
I favour the introduction of fully automatic gear shifts. It
gives me the feeling that I am on a commercial plane starting
descend and the pilot pushes off the auto-pilot button. The
plane lurches a bit as the computers surrender the controls to the
humans. The pilots still can fly the plane but a computer does
it so much more easily and safely. It seems interesting that Ferrari
were the main team that voted a delay to the return of traction
control. I guess reason being they need time to perfect
the system? That is strange since they pioneered the technology
in the early 90s. The real reason is they already have hidden
traction control and want that advantage over the other less learned
teams for as long as possible. How do I know? Explain to
me how Rubens was able to run on used dry tires (I won't call them
slicks, thanks max you dork) in Germany when every other team had to
abandon their positions with just 5 laps to go.
Unfortunately, teams like Ferrari have taken the will to win so far
that the driver is merely there to take off and land the car and avoid
the other cars. As Niki said it is a said state of affairs and
it is just gonna get more boring - Mike - Canada
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