F1 2006 season discussion board.

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..temporary livery of mclaren.

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.. my other bet.

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.. my sentimental favourite. before it was minardi but then they left to due financial constraints.

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.. they are now scared of Bridgestone... read this:

As he prepares to defend his first F1 title, reigning champion Fernando Alonso is concerned with the pace and consistency he's see from Bridgestone teams - even at this early stage in pre-season testing. It is widely accepted that the new rule bringing back tyre changes during a race for 2006 will benefit Bridgestone more than Michelin.

"It looks like the Bridgestone tyres are shaping up very well and our worst fear is that they could have another season like two years ago when they really dominated," Alonso said. "I really hope that together with Michelin we can make sure that isn't the case."

Renault has stuck with Michelin for 2006 - the French tyre manufacturer's final year in the sport.


.. it proves to show that they won last year due to tyres.

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.. i doubt their chances but who knows, Cosworth has this reputation of making good V8 engines.

[darknite]

nindot ni, bag-o ug livery.. dli na sum-ol tan-awn. hehehe...

[darkwing]

yup mao gyud, most boring season gyud last year

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.. this year. New engine. New rules. Basically, everything is new. Now what more do we want to get us excited. bwahaha.

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NEW QUALIFYING RULES

Qualifying is now split into three blocks of 15 minutes, 15 minutes, and 20 minutes respectively. After each of the first two sessions the slowest cars are knocked out, leaving 10 for the final segment. In the first two, drivers are free to run minimum fuel levels. Those who don't make the final 10 and will thus start from 11th place back then add as much fuel as they want for Sunday's race. However, the top 10 runners have to start the final session with their race fuel loads.

They can then run as many laps as they wish to during the 20 minutes, and naturally they will be quickest by the end of the session, when the car has used up some of that fuel load. They are free to fit new tyres for a final big effort when the car is at its lightest.

The break between the second and third sessions will see frantic activity as teams use their race fuel rigs to fill the cars up to the chosen level. After qualifying, the top 10 cars will be topped up under FIA supervision to ensure that they start the race with the same weight they had on board at the start of the final 20 minutes.

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.. aside from that cool innovation on the qualifying format. New rules for this year would be, the from V10 engines to V8 and tyre change during race day.