give me a break.

source: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/5/9348.html

So what are the rule changes?

one thread below this one:

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/262718/a...ne-regulations/

Welcome to the F1 Circus!!

They can get in line. RBR has already said the same thing. From the murmurs in FOTA it looks like the only ones -not- threatening to leave will be BGP and FI since F1 is their primary purpose.

Toyota said the same as well...

http://www.motorauthority.com/ferra...les-change.html

Seems like the teams are actually responding to the changes which tend to get pushed through by Max Mosley.

Max Mosley = the 'Gary Bettman' of Formula1.

Well how 'bout that? Wiliams got their entry in early. The other nine existing teams put in "conditional" entries today. I'd say Max and Bernie called their bluff.

I LOLed hard at Williams getting suspended from FOTA for entering and then 2 days later the rest of the teams join.

They're conditional entries. If they dont get what they want, they're out.

Max to FOTA: If you don't like my rules, go organize your own series.

http://allenonf1.wordpress.com/2009...eir-own-series/

Ferrari should leave F1 and enter Nascar.

So last year about this time, Honda gave up and started working on this year's car, and now Brawn is dominating. If you were one of the other teams, say 5th ranked McLaren on down, maybe you should pull that trick now. Spend this year's humongous budget building a 2010 car. But go one better than Brawn: Sign up for next year's budget cap so you get to make use of the additional technical freedom. In 2010 you'd have a competitive car and save a few bucks.

That trick won't work today.

Last year, there was no cap on windtunnels. There was no cap on CPU time. Honda took advantage of that and designed a 2009 car where the rules were completely different using 4 full sized wind tunnels and maybe about $400m to chase multiple design directions with a retarded sized staff to find the best design compromise to achieve the best performance.

Next year, the aero rules are the same. The new windtunnel restrictions and CFD restrictions make it tough for new teams to do the same research that Honda did. There is no budget cap, but there is a windtunnel and CPU cap, sorta. The only difference in direction that can be chased is the tires, but nobody's been provided a tire yet, and only testing will you get any meaningful data to know what to do with the 2010 tires.

Teams are figuring out optimal design decisions now copying everyone. It's just a matter of time when all the big teams are close again. You're not going to see the likes of BrawnGP domination until someone takes advantage of it during the next big aero rules change.

Yeah, the FIA already had that angle covered:

Q: What measures are there to prevent teams spending money this year on a car that will compete under cost cap in 2010?

FIA: The teams must demonstrate that they have adhered to the spirit of the regulations and spend no more than 50% of the value of the 2010 cap on the development of the 2010 car (in 2009). Furthermore, there are limits on the value of stock of car parts which can be carried into 2010.

Guess I won't be hired as an F1 Team Manager any time soon, though the FIA may be in the market for a load of forensic accountants.

For sure. Anything that you receive as a gift, anything that is subsidized or discounted, anything at all, goes towards your budget cap next year at full price. They're going to have teams of people looking at every little financial transaction made to ensure that teams don't go over the cap.

I think next seasons loophole will be a financial one, not an aerodynamic one.

All this talk about budget caps, just so the FIA can hire a multi-million (i'm guessing) dollar team of accountants to stick their nose where it don't belong.... Either way, teams are gonna have to fire/lay off people to save costs, while the FIA hires people to keep track of team spending... Good way to save some money Mosley...

Watching Free Practice 2 in Turkey on Speed, they said the rumour is that Force India has dropped their conditions on 2010 entry and has accepted the new rules, like Williams.