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F1 2024

Go to a Masters Historic day at one of the racetracks - we went to Brands Hatch. Take ear defenders if going trackside, you'll need them!
Reminds me of the TVR Tuscan Challenge support races at the BTCC in the 90's.
30 Tuscans all going for it make an excruciating amount of noise.
 
Don't worry too much! Bernie will have done the very right deal with Hartley! In fact, I wonder if Bernie is paying commission on the cars he sells or Hartley is paying for the privilege of selling Bernie's cars....:dk:😂🤣 That sounds more like a Bernie deal😁
Tom Hartley Jnr in the news again.

 
So, F1 cars will be smaller, lighter and run on fully sustainable fuels from 2026.
I applaud the fact that The FIA is moving the game on in the right direction, but the weight will only come down by 30kg !
I'm quite sure they will have faced some major push-back from the teams, but I'd hoped they would have gone a little further than this. The excuse is probably that the cars will become safer and stronger, which is difficult to argue against.

 
So, F1 cars will be smaller, lighter and run on fully sustainable fuels from 2026.
I applaud the fact that The FIA is moving the game on in the right direction, but the weight will only come down by 30kg !
I'm quite sure they will have faced some major push-back from the teams, but I'd hoped they would have gone a little further than this. The excuse is probably that the cars will become safer and stronger, which is difficult to argue against.

I applaud F1’s efforts in trying to ‘go green’ on track. BUT surely it’s the F1 circus that’s the issue NOT the fuel used on track. (Although every bit helps)

It’s a drop in the ocean compared to constantly dragging all the teams and their equipment around the world between races.
 
The excuse is probably that the cars will become safer and stronger, which is difficult to argue against.
The same conundrum that road car design has to work with. We’re all - well, nearly all - driving cars that are significantly bigger and heavier than their equivalent of 40 years ago, largely due to safety regulations.

The upside is that we're more likely to survive a collision relatively unscathed, while the downside is greater energy consumption and handling that's more sluggish than it could otherwise be.

There’s truth in the adage that mass is the enemy of efficiency.
 
The same conundrum that road car design has to work with. We’re all - well, nearly all - driving cars that are significantly bigger and heavier than their equivalent of 40 years ago, largely due to safety regulations.

The upside is that we're more likely to survive a collision relatively unscathed, while the downside is greater energy consumption and handling that's more sluggish than it could otherwise be.

There’s truth in the adage that mass is the enemy of efficiency.
Well yes and no! Agreed, mass is the enemy of efficiency, but we have got better at it!
50 years ago I went on my honeymoon in a car which was just less than 700kgs and did just under 40mpg.
This year I celebrated our 50th anniversary in a car which weighed 3.5 times that and did just over 40mpg. I won't mention safety, performance or comfort.
I'd call that progress....or Scottish frugality :dk:
 
Pleasing to read what the kids were doing today at my daughter's primary school:

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Excellent!

The reality is that most kids are fascinated by things like this if only they’re given the opportunity.

We have generated several generations of STEM dullards not because of the kids, but because of the teachers.
 
Excellent!

The reality is that most kids are fascinated by things like this if only they’re given the opportunity.

We have generated several generations of STEM dullards not because of the kids, but because of the teachers.
I agree, most children are fascinated by projects like this. I also think that project based learning is very useful for life going forward as the skills and knowledge gained are more joined up and less abstract than when subjects are taught separately.

However, IMHO blaming teachers, is a cop out. Teachers are today highly constrained by the curriculum and are effectively directed to teach for the exam rather than teach the subject.
 
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However, IMHO blaming teachers, is a cop out. Teachers are today highly constrained by the curriculum and are effectively directed to teach for the exam rather than teach the subject.
Fair comment. It’s the curriculum that’s the root of the problem, but as @TC350 's post shows, the most inventive teachers can still make a difference.
 
So, Antonelli will have to produce…
 

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