From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-08 04:06, Edmund wrote:   
   > On 2/7/26 7:33 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:   
   >> On 2/7/2026 12:15 PM, scole wrote:   
   >>> In article <10lieqp$24rpc$1@dont-email.me>, nomail@hotmail.com wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Regulations.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What do you guys think of the regulations.   
   >>>> Specifically, why would they care about compression ratio?   
   >>>   
   >>> Regulations are regulations - it's formula racing. They care about   
   >>> compression ratio because they've decided to use it as a defined   
   >>> measurable as part of the racing formula.   
   >>   
   >> It's not new for 2026.  A maximum of 18:1 was set sometime after 2014.   
   >> The reduction to 16:1 this year is intended to reduce the peak power   
   >> from the ICU.   
   >>   
   > Yeah and what is better for racing then reducing the power!   
      
   The maximum power has almost ZERO impact on how good the racing actually is.   
      
   What makes for good racing is:   
      
   Parity between the car and driver combinations, and...   
      
   ...the ability to run close behind the car in front.   
      
   > Listen, I don’t want to repeat myself over and over again so read what I   
   > said about it before and then give your opinion.   
   > Ask yourselves, what is the point of car/engine brands start racing each   
   > other in the first place? Isn’t it to show which one is the best or   
   > fastest, yes or no?   
   > The elderly billionaire rule makers decided to “rule out” each and every   
   > innovation or clever design and turn it into a renault clio race.   
   > Everything they can think of must be exactly the same to the minutest   
   > detail.   
   > I call for a lot more freedom for the teams to make their own decisions   
   > of their design,  4 cylinders 1 or 16, lets see what turns out to be the   
   > best. If a team can make an engine run with a compression ratio of 25,   
   > well done!   
   > The regulations have not only have stopped major innovations, they   
   > mostly took away the excitement.   
   No, actually. The innovation that is better and better aerodynamics...   
      
   ...which, with all the best will in the world, will always, ALWAYS   
   result in the air behind a car giving poorer downforce to a car trying   
   to overtake...   
      
   ...has taken away almost all of the excitement.   
      
   The last set of regulations were an attempt to limit that effect, and it   
   worked for a while.   
      
   As for "making their own decisions" on engine design, that area is very   
   well understood, and so quickly, all the engines will be pretty similar.   
      
   As an example, when the F1 rules allowed for up to  3.5l displacement   
   naturally aspirated engines, there were V8s, V10s and V12s (and only   
   Ferrari was running V12s and they won just one race that year)   
      
   And if you let the teams run a 25:1 compression ratio, then they'll be   
   chasing extremely exotic (and potentially highly toxic) fuels to make it   
   possible.   
      
   The days of a completely unlimited "formula" are over. The costs would   
   skyrocket.   
      
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