From: nomail@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/11/26 12:23 AM, Alan wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Still that should be decided by the teams.   
   >   
   > 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)   
      
   That actually proves my point that teams can have different idea's about it.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   That is circle reasoning, the fuel must be a given, and the teams should   
   be able to design an engine that make the most pit of it.   
   It makes no sense either that teams are allowed to have different fuels.   
      
   >   
   > The days of a completely unlimited "formula" are over. The costs would   
   > skyrocket.   
      
   The fact that you try twist my point into a completely unlimited formula   
   -which is not what I am not saying - tells me I might have a valid point.   
      
      
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