One really important change, that altered look of the cars quite significanly, happened in 1988. From that year the feet of the driver can't extend beyond the front wheels axle. Simple but really effective safety change, because leg injuries were quite common in bigger crashes.
That also explains why some mid-80's cars looked so unbalanced - big hump, but a very short nose. A 00's F1 driver sat in one of those and said that feeling of having his legs so far forward was impressive, IIRC.
1998 - 2008 were my favorite cars of all time. They just looked incredible and amazingly agile. Now they're too big and heavy. Wish they had a rule that each car has to fit inside a standard parking spot
I would love to see what they'd come up with with 2008 regulations. I think that was the last year the cars actually looked futuristic and spaceship-like. I love the look from the 2017-2021 cars but MAN did the 2008 cars looked cool!
@@sevegarza Nah, probably more like the X machines by Red Bull. They were created with with a complete disregard for rule limitations in motorsport, to exist within the world of Gran Turismo.
F1 should return to the car and front wing sizes of 2000-2005. The narrower cars allowed more side-by-side racing and those narrower wings were far less likely to be damaged by collisions. Plus they looked prettier than even the 2022 cars.
A shame side by side racing was prevented by refuelling, 2010-13 had the best overtaking in my opinion. Having said that, I think everyone wants narrower cars
Narrower and lighter. The nimbleness of the late-90's to mid-00's machines was amazing to watch. They had such an awe-inspiring impression of speed that just can't be matched by any current/recent machinery.
@@futbolista24 agreed. Since the cars are getting a little bit smaller i think f1 is making baby steps in the right direction. On the other hand, the cars are getting heavier, mainly because of safty features and the battery. I think we will have to wait a fair time for cars to get lighter and more nimble again.
@@Xiphactinus The lack of overtaking due to refueling made the few overtakes that occurred from drivers pressuring each other over 20+ laps that much more exciting tbh. Although I don't mind never bringing back refueling, I kinda feel like the artificial frequent overtaking of DRS isn't really that exciting either.
The flat bottom regs were BY FAR the biggest rule change in F1 because unlike every other change no one saw them coming. Most had to severely modify their cars by chopping the side pods down to their minimum. Brabham completely trashed their BT51 "pit stop" car in favor of the gorgeous BT52 delta shape championship winner.. Even the McLaren-Porsche's were effected as that engine was designed with up-swept (and restrictive) exhaust ports to keep the headers and turbos above the car under tunnels, that hurt them later as horsepower numbers increased.
I know the first one was Turbo related but I would have added in 1981-82 when the FIA increased the minimum weight to favour the manufacturers/Turbos. They were very heavy on fuel usage so their power advantage was balanced by the increased weight, this change was the beginning of the end for the Cosworth DFV. It also played an extremely important part in the FISA-FOCA divide and led to the water ballast and DSQ in Brazil 1982 and thus boycott of San Marino 82.
I know we all want closer racing and have more than 2 teams/drivers fighting for the championship, but I do love the innovation of teams and their genius engineering solutions. Which is what I also love about the sport, the engineering behind the machines, but I get not all teams can operate on an equal playing field and this is to limit the scope of the larger teams.
thats why red bull and mercedes got less time than the other teams to use the wind tunnel for testing for this season, so we would see if the bottom teams really used good their time and analysis for this upcoming rules.
Having specifications doesn't mean you can't innovate, just inside a spectre of rules. And don't forget f1 need to balance technicity, sport and cost. And i think the balance is quite good for now.
Can we just take a second to appreciate this channel? I love new content produced during winter break, can't wait for 2022 season and those videos ease pain a little :D
The only thing with the 2022 cars that still bothers me is the relatively high up front wing. I can see issues like in the 2000s knocking wings against the rear end of other cars at the start. It also in my opinion dampens the look of the 2022 car. if it was at the 2017-2021 height, it could be a much better looking car. however, it looks more like an RC car or a childs toy, designed not to dig into the grass. If high rake is still a thing (I hope it is, just for the sake of allowing teams be unique) maybe that changes things
I’m pretty confident the FIA looked at Mercedes and Red Bull’s domination and wanted to change it. When a sport is predictable it takes all of the excitement out of it. I want F1 more like MotoGP.
Wouldn't be the first time. The mass banning of driver aids in 1994 was partly motivated by the dominance of Williams, who had more driver aids (and more effective driver aids) than anyone else. It didn't stop them from winning entirely (the 1998 rule changes did that), but it did pull them back into the pack and generate some actual title fights.
I think this Era of f1 will be very similar to the 2009 cars which I think will be amazing. Someone will get it right and be pretty far ahead my bet is either ferrari or mclaren, the cars will likely be similar from a ascetic point of view and will have less downforce
Fuel allowance was already in place pre-2014, though. 150 or 160 kg, reducing to 100 for 2014 before two separate 5 kg increases for 2017 & 2019, respectively. The V6 Turbo Hybrid wasn't a given yet in 2010, so impossible for Mercedes or any manufacturer, for that matter. Admittedly, I'm slightly surprised 2009 is below 2014, even though the latter was mainly about powertrains rather than aero like the former.
Those old tobacco liveries are still free advertisement for the cigarette brands (at least those that still exist today). But they are still fucking gorgeous!
It’s really amazing the Lewis hasn’t won all of the 8 driver championships in the turbo hybrid era with Mercedes. Clearly the most dominant car in F1 history. Mercedes and Toto have truly been the story of the past decade
@@Umar-gw6fy you are a Hamilton sycophant and I am an old Seb fan who recently likes George. I do feel that the British fellate Sir Lewis. Also how do you not agree that Sir Lewis should have won 8 championships at Mercedes the greatest team in the history of F1. We shall see how Lewis does in 2023 against George
FIA rule changes ,,, are usually designed to stop a team continually dominating season after season. Previously, WILLIAMS, FERRARI, RED BULL AND NOW MERCEDES.
Really looking forward to 2022, but I'm still very sceptical about the change in the pecking order. Contrary what many believe, I still think Mercedes will be the dominant force this era with perhaps Red Bull and Ferrari closer than ever, but I think the Mercedes Team just works so well as a design bureau it's very hard to eclipse their design efficiency. Given most of the main staff have been relatively unchainged the last few years, I think they are still the big favorites for next season. Still hope I'm 100 % wrong though
When there are changes of this magnitude there are usually two reasons. The first is safety and that's an admirable goal. The second, however, is due to the dominance of one or two teams as is the case in this instance. I find this second reason to be an overall negative force on the sport as it punishes success. Mercedes and Red Bull have dominated the racing for over 10 years now and I understand how people want to see a change at the top. It's natural to want variety but, it shouldn't come at the expense of of those who've made the sport great in the first place. As far as the changes go, the biggest changes that were not introduced by the FIA were the addition of one Michael Schumacher and later the Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton models. It's yet to be seen if the more recent models will pan out but the Max Verstappen seems to be doing well. On a different subject: C'mon UA-cam! A whole 1 1/2 minutes into this video the commercials started interrupting it! Seriously, is this how you pressure people into paying for content? That's a pretty shitty way to go about it!
I know you just wanted to focus on the modern era, but the rationale for ignoring the 1.5L and 3.0L regs falls flat when the first example you name after that is the ban on turbos. The same factors apply there. The McLaren MP4/4 and MP4/5 are very similar cars, so the turbo ban didn't have that much of an effect on the cars either.
I think they were just trying to find a reason not to mention old rule changes, because there were many back then and people probably aren’t interested in the very old stuff
I think they should bring back refueling in the race with the requirement that every car had to have a tank big enough to hold enough fuel to go the entire race. Your qualifying fuel load is what you start the race with for the top 10. Would increase overtaking and create some truly crazy strategies
@@DaVoKanfr at the very least you had some cars who would go for pole on low fuel then get passed in the race. Now the guys in front are in front from beginning to end
I would agree if Refueling come back on a similar principle to the new rules regarding the Wind Tunnel. that is: The lesser teams are allowed to refuel, thus they can run lighter cars and push harder. As you go up the order, your refueling tolerance decreases until you reach say, the Top 2, where they cannot refuel in any circumstance. Bringing back refueling for the whole grid would be a repeat of the era of Pit Stop Overtakes and the only slew action proper being Lap 1.
@@peixeserra9116 if you did it so that only the top 10 had to start with the fuel they used in qualifying and the rest could do whatever amount they wanted you would get a huge mix of strategies which would guarantee way more passing. Now everyone uses the same strategy etc and it's just follow the leader
The big auto makers, who are paying the bills, want the cars to be more relatable to the general public who are buying 4-6 cylinder cars. Billionaires will buy sports cars with V10 engines anyway, regardless of whether it races, as long as you tell them the car will be rare and the value will go up in 10 years.
We in see a 2022 car hit the tracks up till now,but you telling us,that it's the most dramatic rule change...in f1 history . guess we'll just have to wait an see..
@@chriscollins550 they're only allowed to spend a certain amount of money on the development and manufacturer of the cars and certain employees. If they have the same amount of money to spend then they should open up regulations to allow for more creativity. Previously, it was just the teams with the most money developed more and were faster.
@@sgsheff not kinda true. So they all have the same amount to a degree. But team's can design and redesign part's as much they like and claim the money back from fia. The problem there is the lower team's can't afford to do that as they are already at top their budget already as in the money they have got not the coat cap. Then things like driver's pay team/pit stop crew don't come into it. Team bosses pay and also the designer team pay. The smaller team's are at a disadvantage before the car even completed
I'm just wondering, why don't they allow active suspension again? Or perhaps mass dampers? These ground effect cars might be more sensitive to instability, and allowing those technologies would help with that. I mean if road cars have it, why can't F1?
All driver aids were banned from 1993 onwards (tho Traction Control was allowed for the early 2000s a bit). That included Active Suspension. The reasons being Stop Williams's Dominance Lower costs Safety. For some reason. (the FIA claimed that if the computers failed, multiple drivers could be in danger) And that the Sport remained "Exciting", that newer drivers had it too easy and it made people who didn't deserve being on F1 getting there, blah blah, so removing Driver Aids would keep it pure. Yup even back then that bullshit mentality existed
Nice piece. I know this wasn't necessarily an opinion piece but the 2014 hybrid changes were by a long shot the most damaging to F1. Standing at Eau Rouge in 2019 vs my previous visit in 2008 was like watching sparrows when i'd been watching eagles. Shameful the sport is used by the car manufacturers to push their hybrid bullshit. I'm all for moving away from ICE on the roads but why we have to ruin F1 for them is beyond me. Good riddance to the MGU-H when it goes. Just wish it was now.
Rule changes that stifle innovation cut the link between F1 competitive engineering and R&D that filters down to road vehicles. Aerodynamics and turbochargers, the most obvious contributions to car efficiency, developed rapidly during their F1 years. The justification for Formula One should be in leading the development of synthetic hydrocarbon or hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, because we need fuels with higher energy density and cannot just rely on lithium battery EV.
For 2022 i think theres a chance we could see a US remake of the Brawn BGP 001 from Haas. Last year they didnt develop their car and funnelled everything into their car for this year. Whos to say this year we dont see Brawn GP USA.
Not really. What happened there was a rule change but it wasn't to stop them from winning. What really happened was newey Brawn and the guy who now part fia, who was the designer of their car's all left at end of that season also having no input on new car coming that session. They basically lost everything in one go.
@@chriscollins550 No, Newey never did, He went from March to Williams to McLaren then to Red Bull. Newey worked at McLaren when Schumi was winning with Ferrari.
@@stevengoetz6773 sorry you was right he designed Michael Bentton. I got it mix up with Patrick head and Ross Brawn. I apologise. But still Don't change he's car's have been no we're for year's now and also it takes more than one guy to build a winning car. Last session was a lucky one for them to be honest. I don't see them being up fighting for championship this season
I feel like this major change in regulations has been enforced in the hope that mercedes won't dominate again. I'm all for there being an actual title challenge but I think mercedes will nail these new regs and destroy next year
That merc at the start of the video is what I always wanted the previous generation cars to look like. No shark fin, no T wing but wide with the swept rear wing. I get that the halo is necessary for driver protection, but damn that car looks so good without it
If over the body aero is anything more effecrive than a 1992 car is, we will still need and see DRS and for sure it is and will be! I assume overcar aero will be on 2000 level, with the rest of laptime being made by difusors, which we all know how it went.
Maybe unpopular opinion, but for me the very wide front wings that span the whole width of the car is the ugliest evolution of single seaters in the last decade. And it's everywhere now. Slightly off-topic, but on the photo at 2:10 you can see that the top of Senna's helmet actually protrudes from the imaginary line between the top of the roll hoop and the top of the dashboard. This does not look safe at all in case the car would have flipped and dug into grass.
"Given his technical brilliance, who are we to argue?" - Well there are plenty of goofs arguing that Red Bull didn't have the fastest car in 2021 even though Newey said so.
They had Newey since the second year of RB branding('07 or '08), and out of more than a decade they pulled out four years of dominance and the 2nd/3rd strongest car. Newey's a visionary more than every other engineer at the moment but not always that's been enough.
this video might as well be titled "10 times the F1 braintrust screwed everything up and made things slower to accomplish nothing except increased costs." BUT AT LEAST WE SAVED THE CHILDREN FROM THE CARTOON CAMEL.
@@denislocs141 the engines are the closest they’ve ever been, and they’re applying an engine freeze this year for the next 3 seasons. I think the rules will make it so that teams are closer than ever before, especially with the cost cap (it didn’t have much of an effect last year since most technology was carried over from 2020).
All bullshit. I’ll believe these “changes” are actually significant when the season starts and RedBull and Mercedes become the new Hass and Williams and stay at the rear for at least 3 seasons.
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A good change for f1 would be to announce the firing of Masi. Then f1 can move on and try to gain some credibility back it has undoubtedly lost because of him. F1 has an illegitimate champion because of him. Masi has to go.
@@ihavewaited90daystochangem51 to be honest the decisions throughout the season were shambolic, there should be less temporary stewards and less listening to teams in my opinion
Venturi Tunnels are the most underrated thing to come back - not many people realise the *amazing downforce* it produced in the ‘70’s. I’m also glad that the bargeboards are gone, they were massively complex and even the slightest damage could destroy a driver’s race. Can’t wait for how the new cars *actually* look like once the engineers find all the loopholes and quirks.
mostly cuz the sliding skirts tho right? and we have a min. distance between floor/road with the plank and skid plates... cant wait what they come up with and what we will uncover in the full season.
“not many people realise the amazing downforce it produced...” I’d say most of us here are aware of the Lotus 79.... Ground Effect is one of F1’s watershed moments after all.
70-80's were gnarly for underbody downforce, until the FIA took a sledgehammer to it. I mean, the Williams FW08 could race functionally, without a front wing.
They over reacted to the drivers saying the 2014/16 cars were unfun to drive and impossible to get the power from the new torque filled v6 hybrid to the ground with the skinny tyres.
@@dougconner95 They could've widened the track to 2m, widened the tires, and maintained the restrictive aero rules of 2009-2016 and it would've fared better than the 2017-2021 regulations.
One really important change, that altered look of the cars quite significanly, happened in 1988. From that year the feet of the driver can't extend beyond the front wheels axle. Simple but really effective safety change, because leg injuries were quite common in bigger crashes.
Had no idea that happened, but it totally makes sense
Damn thanks FYI
That also explains why some mid-80's cars looked so unbalanced - big hump, but a very short nose. A 00's F1 driver sat in one of those and said that feeling of having his legs so far forward was impressive, IIRC.
@@laso8608 hi LASO.
@@vaclav_fejt i bet 2022 F1 cars looked worse than 1988 F1 cars from Gran Turismo 3.
1998 - 2008 were my favorite cars of all time. They just looked incredible and amazingly agile. Now they're too big and heavy. Wish they had a rule that each car has to fit inside a standard parking spot
sadly that wont happen due to the increased chassis size for safety etc
Them 2008 cars were wingnuts, they looked like they would take off with those bargeboards
They're my 2nd pick. My favorite are late 80s-early 90s cars. So simple looking, yet so furious! Round wheels and H-Manuals.
@@sidders5023 prior to 2017 they weren't bad
Yeah, I loved the aero on 2008 cars. IMO that season had the best looking cars ever. 2017-2021 period is 2nd best.
I hope the new regs allow us to see different styles of driving and more driver impact.
They won’t.
@@F-Man :(
Me too, we can be hopeful
@@F-Man Ferrari sucks
@@F-Man okok
Imagine how fast a car would be if the designers could choose any rules from the last 50 years!
It would probably look and drive a lot like the SRT Tomahawk VGT. However the cornering g-forces would kill the driver after one lap lol.
@@sevegarza I'm curious, how old are you?
@@sevegarza yes. Tire grips are also decreased by 60 percent as well.
I would love to see what they'd come up with with 2008 regulations. I think that was the last year the cars actually looked futuristic and spaceship-like. I love the look from the 2017-2021 cars but MAN did the 2008 cars looked cool!
@@sevegarza Nah, probably more like the X machines by Red Bull.
They were created with with a complete disregard for rule limitations in motorsport, to exist within the world of Gran Turismo.
F1 should return to the car and front wing sizes of 2000-2005. The narrower cars allowed more side-by-side racing and those narrower wings were far less likely to be damaged by collisions. Plus they looked prettier than even the 2022 cars.
A shame side by side racing was prevented by refuelling, 2010-13 had the best overtaking in my opinion. Having said that, I think everyone wants narrower cars
Narrower and lighter. The nimbleness of the late-90's to mid-00's machines was amazing to watch. They had such an awe-inspiring impression of speed that just can't be matched by any current/recent machinery.
@@futbolista24 agreed. Since the cars are getting a little bit smaller i think f1 is making baby steps in the right direction.
On the other hand, the cars are getting heavier, mainly because of safty features and the battery. I think we will have to wait a fair time for cars to get lighter and more nimble again.
I think for the cars to become shorter in length, the engine will need to be completely changed.
@@Xiphactinus The lack of overtaking due to refueling made the few overtakes that occurred from drivers pressuring each other over 20+ laps that much more exciting tbh.
Although I don't mind never bringing back refueling, I kinda feel like the artificial frequent overtaking of DRS isn't really that exciting either.
The flat bottom regs were BY FAR the biggest rule change in F1 because unlike every other change no one saw them coming. Most had to severely modify their cars by chopping the side pods down to their minimum. Brabham completely trashed their BT51 "pit stop" car in favor of the gorgeous BT52 delta shape championship winner.. Even the McLaren-Porsche's were effected as that engine was designed with up-swept (and restrictive) exhaust ports to keep the headers and turbos above the car under tunnels, that hurt them later as horsepower numbers increased.
That W08 without the sharkfin is so amazing
I know the first one was Turbo related but I would have added in 1981-82 when the FIA increased the minimum weight to favour the manufacturers/Turbos.
They were very heavy on fuel usage so their power advantage was balanced by the increased weight, this change was the beginning of the end for the Cosworth DFV.
It also played an extremely important part in the FISA-FOCA divide and led to the water ballast and DSQ in Brazil 1982 and thus boycott of San Marino 82.
I know we all want closer racing and have more than 2 teams/drivers fighting for the championship, but I do love the innovation of teams and their genius engineering solutions.
Which is what I also love about the sport, the engineering behind the machines, but I get not all teams can operate on an equal playing field and this is to limit the scope of the larger teams.
thats why red bull and mercedes got less time than the other teams to use the wind tunnel for testing for this season, so we would see if the bottom teams really used good their time and analysis for this upcoming rules.
Having specifications doesn't mean you can't innovate, just inside a spectre of rules. And don't forget f1 need to balance technicity, sport and cost. And i think the balance is quite good for now.
I personally don't think look at the RB 18/19 they are the best and Fast asf but nothing innovative
Can we just take a second to appreciate this channel? I love new content produced during winter break, can't wait for 2022 season and those videos ease pain a little :D
3:34 the most creative and funny F1 car sponsorship ad must be Sega with Sonic's feet on the drivers. Such good idea for a videogame company.
Brawn GP gets mentioned without mentioning the double-diffuser challenge (impossible)
In the 50's and 60's they had frequent changes in the engine formula, which technically speaking meant an entire new formula.
Some of these changes really shook things up. I wonder what chance we have of that happening again
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The only thing with the 2022 cars that still bothers me is the relatively high up front wing. I can see issues like in the 2000s knocking wings against the rear end of other cars at the start. It also in my opinion dampens the look of the 2022 car. if it was at the 2017-2021 height, it could be a much better looking car. however, it looks more like an RC car or a childs toy, designed not to dig into the grass. If high rake is still a thing (I hope it is, just for the sake of allowing teams be unique) maybe that changes things
I’m pretty confident the FIA looked at Mercedes and Red Bull’s domination and wanted to change it. When a sport is predictable it takes all of the excitement out of it. I want F1 more like MotoGP.
Wouldn't be the first time. The mass banning of driver aids in 1994 was partly motivated by the dominance of Williams, who had more driver aids (and more effective driver aids) than anyone else. It didn't stop them from winning entirely (the 1998 rule changes did that), but it did pull them back into the pack and generate some actual title fights.
Does Red Bull use a Mercedes engjne?
the 1998-2008 cars will always be the best looking ones
It still triggers me when people say "normally" rather than "naturally" aspirated.
I still can't quite wrap my head over how grooved tyres that reduces grip is introduced in the name of safety...
I think this Era of f1 will be very similar to the 2009 cars which I think will be amazing. Someone will get it right and be pretty far ahead my bet is either ferrari or mclaren, the cars will likely be similar from a ascetic point of view and will have less downforce
LoL sage 🤣🤣 quite pathetic that is lol
Fuel allowance was already in place pre-2014, though. 150 or 160 kg, reducing to 100 for 2014 before two separate 5 kg increases for 2017 & 2019, respectively.
The V6 Turbo Hybrid wasn't a given yet in 2010, so impossible for Mercedes or any manufacturer, for that matter.
Admittedly, I'm slightly surprised 2009 is below 2014, even though the latter was mainly about powertrains rather than aero like the former.
Those old tobacco liveries are still free advertisement for the cigarette brands (at least those that still exist today). But they are still fucking gorgeous!
I just hope that the constructors will be able to push their designs to the limit and F1 won't turn into a spec or semi-spec series
Feels like every time FIA change rules mid season they make things worse
These new regulations are like changing the education system to limit the gap between intelligent, hardworking students and the rest.
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"...And suffered from aerodynamic instability " Proceeds to show an upside down Williams 🤣. I love TheRace
Super excited to see how these cars are going to drive and what will happen with the teams!!!
Dont cut the sidepods
It’s really amazing the Lewis hasn’t won all of the 8 driver championships in the turbo hybrid era with Mercedes. Clearly the most dominant car in F1 history. Mercedes and Toto have truly been the story of the past decade
Pressed on your profile and saw all your anti Hamilton comments it’s clear you just don’t like Hamilton
@@Umar-gw6fy you are a Hamilton sycophant and I am an old Seb fan who recently likes George. I do feel that the British fellate Sir Lewis. Also how do you not agree that Sir Lewis should have won 8 championships at Mercedes the greatest team in the history of F1. We shall see how Lewis does in 2023 against George
Rent free
It’s real funny that your life will always be shit compared to Hamilton’s life what have you accomplished again?
@@samfields3086 probably more than Sam Fields but why so sensitive Sammy?
FIA rule changes ,,, are usually designed to stop a team continually dominating season after season. Previously, WILLIAMS, FERRARI, RED BULL AND NOW MERCEDES.
That won't happen I can tell you why.
Not mentioning DRS seems a bit daft...
I have to ask, where do you get the BGM for these videos? It sounds nice!
10:48 *foreshadowing*
just a quick one about rules, how much is it to fix the outome of a race like last time, and can anyone send in a bribe
The look of 2022 F1 cars looked worse than 1988.
I'll be glad to see the back of the godawful bargeboard & turning vane sidepod clutter!
Will the 2022 cars still make use of drs?
Yes
0:00 i will forever be cursed by that merc in full dry conditions on full wets
Really looking forward to 2022, but I'm still very sceptical about the change in the pecking order. Contrary what many believe, I still think Mercedes will be the dominant force this era with perhaps Red Bull and Ferrari closer than ever, but I think the Mercedes Team just works so well as a design bureau it's very hard to eclipse their design efficiency. Given most of the main staff have been relatively unchainged the last few years, I think they are still the big favorites for next season. Still hope I'm 100 % wrong though
When there are changes of this magnitude there are usually two reasons.
The first is safety and that's an admirable goal.
The second, however, is due to the dominance of one or two teams as is the case in this instance.
I find this second reason to be an overall negative force on the sport as it punishes success. Mercedes and Red Bull have dominated the racing for over 10 years now and I understand how people want to see a change at the top. It's natural to want variety but, it shouldn't come at the expense of of those who've made the sport great in the first place.
As far as the changes go, the biggest changes that were not introduced by the FIA were the addition of one Michael Schumacher and later the Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton models. It's yet to be seen if the more recent models will pan out but the Max Verstappen seems to be doing well.
On a different subject: C'mon UA-cam! A whole 1 1/2 minutes into this video the commercials started interrupting it! Seriously, is this how you pressure people into paying for content? That's a pretty shitty way to go about it!
I know you just wanted to focus on the modern era, but the rationale for ignoring the 1.5L and 3.0L regs falls flat when the first example you name after that is the ban on turbos. The same factors apply there. The McLaren MP4/4 and MP4/5 are very similar cars, so the turbo ban didn't have that much of an effect on the cars either.
I think they were just trying to find a reason not to mention old rule changes, because there were many back then and people probably aren’t interested in the very old stuff
@@alphonseraynaud976 I suspected as much. But they could have just done that without attaching flimsy logic to it.
I love your coverage during the season, but I feel like half of your most recent videos can be summarized by "F1 CHANGES WOOHOO!"
EDD STRAW hope that is a nickname or we have some weird parents :P
i bet on weird parents. hence why he's obese. he's not living it well. i honestly hate this dude.
We'll see.
I think they should bring back refueling in the race with the requirement that every car had to have a tank big enough to hold enough fuel to go the entire race. Your qualifying fuel load is what you start the race with for the top 10. Would increase overtaking and create some truly crazy strategies
That's almost how it use to be and there wasn't much overtaking most done in the pits.
Verstappen and Hamilton tried to avoid each other on track with pit stops so imagine with refuelling...
@@DaVoKanfr at the very least you had some cars who would go for pole on low fuel then get passed in the race. Now the guys in front are in front from beginning to end
I would agree if Refueling come back on a similar principle to the new rules regarding the Wind Tunnel.
that is: The lesser teams are allowed to refuel, thus they can run lighter cars and push harder. As you go up the order, your refueling tolerance decreases until you reach say, the Top 2, where they cannot refuel in any circumstance. Bringing back refueling for the whole grid would be a repeat of the era of Pit Stop Overtakes and the only slew action proper being Lap 1.
@@peixeserra9116 if you did it so that only the top 10 had to start with the fuel they used in qualifying and the rest could do whatever amount they wanted you would get a huge mix of strategies which would guarantee way more passing. Now everyone uses the same strategy etc and it's just follow the leader
Excellent content !!! My only hope for 2022 is good looking cars .... 2014 was the year of the ugliest noses of the entire grid
That 2022 car looks like a bloody limousine!! Not liking
The only regulation I want is that all cars have shiny liveries.
Oh no pls, not like the rainbow 2022 concept car 🤢
Drivebility will show us who have pure talent as opposed to who have pace.
I don't like the V6 turbo hybrid engines. I was really hoping that F1 would bring V8 or V10 engines in 2022
That would be epic!
The big auto makers, who are paying the bills, want the cars to be more relatable to the general public who are buying 4-6 cylinder cars. Billionaires will buy sports cars with V10 engines anyway, regardless of whether it races, as long as you tell them the car will be rare and the value will go up in 10 years.
Well...let's hope it works, and makes the grid more level, and hopefully we'llsee some different folk on the podium.....;.)
We won't
We in see a 2022 car hit the tracks up till now,but you telling us,that it's the most dramatic rule change...in f1 history . guess we'll just have to wait an see..
Stunningly beautiful photography throughout this video 1:43 2:01 2:14 3:29 3:45 4:02 4:10 4:17 4:53 5:07 5:17 5:25 5:31 5:40 8:29 8:43 8:57 Would they be getting these from iStock and Getty etc?
There are Twitter accounts with some insane pics in insane quality
@@persezyra Are you saying the The Race has a Twitter account that posts these great pictures?
@@mechanicalpants not theirs, but they post great pictures yes
With a cost cap they should drastically open up the regulations and not tighten them
Will make no difference. Even with cost cap.
@@chriscollins550 what won't make a difference?
@@sgsheff cost cap. I'm not sure if you know the in and out of it and what the cost cap covers.
@@chriscollins550 they're only allowed to spend a certain amount of money on the development and manufacturer of the cars and certain employees. If they have the same amount of money to spend then they should open up regulations to allow for more creativity. Previously, it was just the teams with the most money developed more and were faster.
@@sgsheff not kinda true. So they all have the same amount to a degree. But team's can design and redesign part's as much they like and claim the money back from fia. The problem there is the lower team's can't afford to do that as they are already at top their budget already as in the money they have got not the coat cap. Then things like driver's pay team/pit stop crew don't come into it. Team bosses pay and also the designer team pay. The smaller team's are at a disadvantage before the car even completed
I'm just wondering, why don't they allow active suspension again? Or perhaps mass dampers? These ground effect cars might be more sensitive to instability, and allowing those technologies would help with that.
I mean if road cars have it, why can't F1?
Mass damper ok, but active suspension is a driver aids and it really remove a part of the sport.
All driver aids were banned from 1993 onwards (tho Traction Control was allowed for the early 2000s a bit). That included Active Suspension.
The reasons being
Stop Williams's Dominance
Lower costs
Safety. For some reason. (the FIA claimed that if the computers failed, multiple drivers could be in danger)
And that the Sport remained "Exciting", that newer drivers had it too easy and it made people who didn't deserve being on F1 getting there, blah blah, so removing Driver Aids would keep it pure. Yup even back then that bullshit mentality existed
wished they returned to the 2009-like narrow track cars. the current ones look so ugly
Yeah those were overall the best cars in F1 history
2009 cars were the ugliest in history. They all looked like lobsters or scorpions on wheels.
@@Pandamasque *cough* 2014
@@Pandamasque I'd say the 2014 cars with the dildos hanging off the nose were much uglier.
@@stevengoetz6773 But the strap-ons weren't mandatory and some cars didn't have them! The 2009 scorpion shape was unavoidable, all cars had it.
James Allison caused this video
Y'all just becoming WatchMojo F1
Nice piece. I know this wasn't necessarily an opinion piece but the 2014 hybrid changes were by a long shot the most damaging to F1. Standing at Eau Rouge in 2019 vs my previous visit in 2008 was like watching sparrows when i'd been watching eagles. Shameful the sport is used by the car manufacturers to push their hybrid bullshit. I'm all for moving away from ICE on the roads but why we have to ruin F1 for them is beyond me. Good riddance to the MGU-H when it goes. Just wish it was now.
Rule changes that stifle innovation cut the link between F1 competitive engineering and R&D that filters down to road vehicles.
Aerodynamics and turbochargers, the most obvious contributions to car efficiency, developed rapidly during their F1 years.
The justification for Formula One should be in leading the development of synthetic hydrocarbon or hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, because we need fuels with higher energy density and cannot just rely on lithium battery EV.
please bring back team choice of tyre suppliers
For 2022 i think theres a chance we could see a US remake of the Brawn BGP 001 from Haas. Last year they didnt develop their car and funnelled everything into their car for this year. Whos to say this year we dont see Brawn GP USA.
BRAWN GP had World Class drivers for a start
@@chamindujanith6337 Haas have Herr Prince.
Question, what would happen to the Russian GP if there is war?
Wasn't there a rule change in 2005 to stop Schumacher and Ferrari's domination?🤔
Renault became a front running team in 2005-2006
Not really. What happened there was a rule change but it wasn't to stop them from winning. What really happened was newey Brawn and the guy who now part fia, who was the designer of their car's all left at end of that season also having no input on new car coming that session. They basically lost everything in one go.
@@chriscollins550 Newey never worked for Ferrari. Newey was at McLaren in 2005, and joined Red Bull in 2006.
@@stevengoetz6773 yes he did with Ross Brawn why Michael s was winning every year for them.
@@chriscollins550 No, Newey never did, He went from March to Williams to McLaren then to Red Bull. Newey worked at McLaren when Schumi was winning with Ferrari.
@@stevengoetz6773 sorry you was right he designed Michael Bentton. I got it mix up with Patrick head and Ross Brawn. I apologise. But still Don't change he's car's have been no we're for year's now and also it takes more than one guy to build a winning car. Last session was a lucky one for them to be honest. I don't see them being up fighting for championship this season
Good God. 1988. Senna being the GOD he was.
God? 🤣🤣🤣
I feel like this major change in regulations has been enforced in the hope that mercedes won't dominate again. I'm all for there being an actual title challenge but I think mercedes will nail these new regs and destroy next year
How wrong you were
That merc at the start of the video is what I always wanted the previous generation cars to look like. No shark fin, no T wing but wide with the swept rear wing. I get that the halo is necessary for driver protection, but damn that car looks so good without it
O the t wing. Awful
The 2017 Mercedes without the Shark Fin and T-Wing is so so so beautiful 🤩
If over the body aero is anything more effecrive than a 1992 car is, we will still need and see DRS and for sure it is and will be! I assume overcar aero will be on 2000 level, with the rest of laptime being made by difusors, which we all know how it went.
Saw what you all did there with the BOP and Toyota 😂
change to look like indy car
You basically make the same video every day in the off season
Closer racing means more accidents and I can't wait to see Nikita "The Human Pinata" Mazepin turn any race into a pinball machine this will be epic!!!
Nikita is the new torpedo
Maybe unpopular opinion, but for me the very wide front wings that span the whole width of the car is the ugliest evolution of single seaters in the last decade. And it's everywhere now.
Slightly off-topic, but on the photo at 2:10 you can see that the top of Senna's helmet actually protrudes from the imaginary line between the top of the roll hoop and the top of the dashboard. This does not look safe at all in case the car would have flipped and dug into grass.
These roll bars were for show only. If a driver really depended on them to save his life, he would've lost his head.
Hello there
"Given his technical brilliance, who are we to argue?" - Well there are plenty of goofs arguing that Red Bull didn't have the fastest car in 2021 even though Newey said so.
Ah
The Yanks are continuing to rule.. to hell with the 2022 cars. Cheers Bernie, not 🙄
F1rst Like
The Race... Putting the 'con' in content.
Never been this early before
Me 2 go Lewis go
Redbull have Adrian Newey, Mercedes don’t stand a chance.
They had Newey since the second year of RB branding('07 or '08), and out of more than a decade they pulled out four years of dominance and the 2nd/3rd strongest car.
Newey's a visionary more than every other engineer at the moment but not always that's been enough.
Yo
Early gang
this is messsy video
First
this video might as well be titled "10 times the F1 braintrust screwed everything up and made things slower to accomplish nothing except increased costs." BUT AT LEAST WE SAVED THE CHILDREN FROM THE CARTOON CAMEL.
Nice word salad.
Give it a year and we'll be back to square one, (it won't work)
They should've asked denis locs instead of using some of the best engineers, computer simulations and wind tunnnels
It won’t be 100% effective. However I’m confident it will be better than what it is now, and the racing will be closer than what it is now.
@@lml9915 well maybe in 2026 they will 😂😂😂
@@mikemoggerson6651 the only way to make it equal is for one manufacturer to make engines for the teams with no upgradeable function's full stop
@@denislocs141 the engines are the closest they’ve ever been, and they’re applying an engine freeze this year for the next 3 seasons. I think the rules will make it so that teams are closer than ever before, especially with the cost cap (it didn’t have much of an effect last year since most technology was carried over from 2020).
the only rule we all realy need is mercedes not to get special treatment . the rest was fine as it is
So every video yall gonna stop to tell us the same stuff over like comment and subscribe it's so over bearing now....
All bullshit.
I’ll believe these “changes” are actually significant when the season starts and RedBull and Mercedes become the new Hass and Williams and stay at the rear for at least 3 seasons.
SIR LEWIS BEEN ROBBED
CRYING still? #44 is a hasbeen and won't come back .... suck it up
@@barrydavies998
SIR LEWIS HE NOT COME BACK,
HE BEEN ROBBED,
He not come back
I’m not like you crying,
I’m fighting for human right,
Remember I only telling you one,
People say Russia bla*+#- bka*+#- , China bla*+#- bla*#+- ,
Look at them the FIA AND MASI , they robbed people,
If I tell you about my history m you will respect me, I use to fight bad people,
I only crying for my mum,
I’m not like you,
You very weak person
A good change for f1 would be to announce the firing of Masi. Then f1 can move on and try to gain some credibility back it has undoubtedly lost because of him. F1 has an illegitimate champion because of him. Masi has to go.
Funny how everyone was silent when maFIA was making decisions that benefitted mercedes...
@@ihavewaited90daystochangem51 to be honest the decisions throughout the season were shambolic, there should be less temporary stewards and less listening to teams in my opinion
@@Xiphactinus
Yeah it was a complete shitshow, horner, toto, and masi were basically in a COD lobby the whole season.
The season doesn’t happen in one race. If you look at the season as a whole, the only “illegitimate champion” would have been Lewis Hamilton.
@@mikemoggerson6651 Please refer to the runner up as #44..... and MV as #1.... gets right up the #44 lovers noses....
RIGGED. not a real sport.
racing politics will always ruin racing
Only dressmakers use centimetres as a unit of measurement
Most of the world uses the metric system
Venturi Tunnels are the most underrated thing to come back - not many people realise the *amazing downforce* it produced in the ‘70’s. I’m also glad that the bargeboards are gone, they were massively complex and even the slightest damage could destroy a driver’s race.
Can’t wait for how the new cars *actually* look like once the engineers find all the loopholes and quirks.
mostly cuz the sliding skirts tho right? and we have a min. distance between floor/road with the plank and skid plates... cant wait what they come up with and what we will uncover in the full season.
I'm sure the engineers have already found some *bold* solutions for this season
“not many people realise the amazing downforce it produced...”
I’d say most of us here are aware of the Lotus 79.... Ground Effect is one of F1’s watershed moments after all.
@@-BuddyGuy **nice**
70-80's were gnarly for underbody downforce, until the FIA took a sledgehammer to it. I mean, the Williams FW08 could race functionally, without a front wing.
2017 changes were such a failure. The smaller cars were so much better. Looked way better and the racing was way better
They over reacted to the drivers saying the 2014/16 cars were unfun to drive and impossible to get the power from the new torque filled v6 hybrid to the ground with the skinny tyres.
The racing was better yes, but looking better is.. debatable. 2017 brought wide bois with low and sleek rear wings.
@@dougconner95 They could've widened the track to 2m, widened the tires, and maintained the restrictive aero rules of 2009-2016 and it would've fared better than the 2017-2021 regulations.
I was arguing about this the other day, people somehow have a hard time realising that we are witnessing an historic rule change
Nice story bro. Don't forget to take your meds.
@@igisanchez265 You get today's Roast Award.