My Motorsport Blog

So with the actual Formula One 2009 season to start in March I see the FIA Regulations book were studied and Toyota and Williams are playing around with rear diffusers which have other teams grumbling. 

And we still have KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) which Williams have decided they might only implement after 6 races. So much speculation and guesses but we will have to see the real effect of this in the actual race in Melbourne. Wonder if this will also be available to boost the cars at the start?

One area in which the rules have changed and to which I am very grateful for is in the return of slick tyres. Just a pity they do not implement more than one manufacturer to supply the tyres as well.

Another area of improvement is the allocation of eight engines to a driver for a season, which, exclude the four supplied for testing. I still think they should just allocate 8 engines to each driver, however, if a change of engine is made after qualifying it should not mean a automatic start from the rear of the grid. Once your 8 engines have been used this can then be applied.

The new dimensional regulations should also make the cars look more like the traditional F1 cars we all remember before the “Bull Horns” on the nose cone and “Viking Ears” on the Engine cover appeared……I hope.