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Originally Posted by Greenback
I am just curious to know what will happen if FIA decided to stop changing the Rules & Regulations cars and tyres. Over the years,
Q1) Will the smaller teams closes the gap on the front runner?
Q2) Will F1 be less or more exciting in terms of motor-racing?
Q3) Will car manufacturers leave the formula because there is a lack of technological development?
Q4) Will there come a time when a car's aerodynamic will reach its optimal efficiency and there will be nothing left to develop?
Q5) Can F1 survive?
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A1) The smallest teams are closer to the front than they have ever been.
A2) our question is unclear, but presuming you mean "if F1 had constant rules would F1 get more exciting"? The answer is probably no or it is independent.
A3) It isn't the main reason they are there!
A4) No.
Q5) Yes.
On average the best team (and better funded teams) will win. However this average can show itself in two ways:
1) Consistent average; The best team is always a tenth or two ahead of the next, etc...
2) Results average; Every team wins, but the best team wins more often.
Rules stability tends to lead to 1. Rule changes tends to lead to 2:
1) Rules stability. The lesser teams catch up, but the better teams always have resource to push further. The gaps close, but the it is unlikely the order changes dramatically.
2) Rule changes. It is more likely the better teams get it right straight out of the box, but occasionally the lesser team comes up with better solution. Then the longer the rules stay constant the more likely it is the better resourced teams will overtake them.
Change the rules every year I say and don't announce them until November. That also give you a technical challenge.
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Originally Posted by greenback
2) Is FIA doing this to ensure that F1 will stil be the pinnicle of motorsport because team has to spend so much money on "unncessary" development just to satisfy the rules.
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No. They are not doing it to make them spend money. How does an engine freeze agree with this philosophy?
Besdie temas will spend what they have because spending will always help; it is just diminishing returns. (Yes I know the Toyota example, that still doesn't mean that generally spending doesn't help!)