I'm not that far from you Sonny, but just the flight would be another $750 so for my husband it would mean spending at least $2500 plus food and shopping. That's almost a month's salary for us. Still if we go to Brazil or Europe it would be almost double that price!

http://www.fia.com/formula-one-regulation-changes

Formula One Regulation Changes
FIA Formula One World Championship
Mon 09.12.13

Paris – 9 December 2013

Following a meeting of the F1 Strategy Group and the Formula One Commission in Paris today, the following items have been unanimously approved:

• Cost cap

The principle of a global cost cap has been adopted. The limit will be applied from January 2015.

A working group will be established within the coming days comprising the FIA, representatives of the Commercial Rights Holder and Team representatives.

The objective of the working group will be to have regulations approved by the end of June 2014.

• Pirelli Tyre test – Bahrain, 17-19 December, 2013

The F1 Commission agreed to a change to the 2013 Sporting Regulations, on safety grounds, allowing the Formula One tyre supplier to carry out a three-day test in Bahrain from 17-19 December, 2013. All Formula One teams have been invited to take part in the test and six have accepted: Red Bull Racing, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Force India and Toro Rosso.

• Driver numbers

Drivers will be asked to choose their race number, between 2 and 99, for the duration of their career in the FIA Formula One World Championship. Number 1 will be reserved for the current World Champion, should he choose to use it.

If more than one driver choses the same number, priority will be given to the driver who finished highest in the previous year’s championship.

• New penalties

The principle of a five-second penalty for minor infringements was agreed. In what form such a penalty will be applied will be discussed with Formula One’s teams in order that a new regulation be introduced for 2014 season.

• Points for the last race

Double drivers’ and constructors’ points will be awarded at the final race of the Formula One season in order to maximise focus on the Championship until the end of the campaign.

These changes are immediately applicable, given the mandate assigned to the FIA President at the last World Motor Sport Council meeting, held on 4 December in Paris.

FIA Formula One Press Office

Quote: Sonny wrote in post #575

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I highly doubt it will happen, but will Kimi be fit enough to test in December if Ferrari would ask him to?

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Ferrari has many test drivers, I think they can do the tyre testing, it will be run with the old car so I think Kimi don't need to be there.

I wonder if they will retire the numbers after the driver retires from F1 like they do on other sports I don't like this, all drivers got the chance to use # 1 before.


In general I don't like any rule changes, thay are making F1 way to artificial now

Yes, the doubble points is really stupid IMO, for example:

- Certain teams have some advantages/disadvantages is specific tracks so the team that is most suited for the track the last reace will be held at, will have a big advantage and vice-versa.

- What if some team/driver can't score in the last race for any reason (Kimi in 2013 for example) they will be doubble-fucked

- It would affect the middle and rear teams even more, because they usually have stopped developing their cars by then so they all will end up even further behind from the top teams

- If this rule had been applied in the last years Massa and Alonso would have been Champions in 2008 and 2012 respectively, I don't see the advantage (since I rather have Vettel as Champion )

So I didn't understand correctly the thing about having the #1. If it is like you said Miezi, then it's fine by me. It will only affect the supersticious drivers then...

The Speedweek write that Lotus want the tyres tests not in december, they want it in 2014. But Speedweek write that the other teams will not say yes to a shifting. http://www.speedweek.com/formel1/news/49...erschieben.html

Speedweek also write that McLaren und force India will skip the tests. http://www.speedweek.com/formel1/news/49...ia-kneifen.html