Formula One - New Engine Rules, New Races, and Driver Changes

Ferrari's Innovative KERS Systemturns out the environmentalists want the land to
Ferrari, who are most likely to be a major titlecontinue to be used for farm land. So that would
contender this year have tested an innovativecreate 0 jobs more than currently, and currently
KERS system.you can bet it provides jobs for no more than 2
The system is unlike any other, placing batteriespeople and a tractor. At most. A race track will
in the nose of the car as opposed to placingprovide plenty of jobs for the creation, and about
batteries in the center. This is a fantastic idea! It40 or so per year for races. So that makes
improves the weight distribution tremendouslysense.
giving better performance and better brakingYou have to start to wonder, with the creation
ability.would France get a Formula One race anyway?
If KERS is going to work idea's need to happen,They dropped it last time, and this time they
and work. It looks as though Ferrari have hadhave already changed their minds before they
difficulty getting the system to work due toeven have looked at getting it!
transferring power from the from of the car toLet's keep Formula One out of France and give
the rear, but don't write Ferrari off just yet.the race to a more exciting place, somewhere
I do not believe that KERS will prove to be verywhere it will be stable. Potential candidate for this,
advantageous this season buying Ferrari time.Rome! I would love to see a race in Rome :)
Ferrari with it's man power could develop both theWhy We Could See Alonso At Ferrari In 2009
'traditional' system with batteries in the center ofBernie Ecclestone has recently commented that
the car, and also develop this potentially betterwe could see the major Formula One teams field
system at the same time, especially when testing3 cars.
is banned during the season. The Ferrari enployeesThis would be great! The more cars the better!
need to do something with all that spare time!We will see more drivers racing a fast car, this will
I hope to see more innovative ideas like this and Iallow those who should be in a fast car in one.
am sure that during the next 2 seasons we willMore overtaking due to the extra cars on the grid
see KERS become an important part of the race(in hope that this goes ahead even if Honda find a
car. But I do not expect that to start happeningbuyer). The Formula One Championship will also be
until other teams start thinking out the box likewide open with at least 6 drivers with a great
Ferrari have. So far the only one's who have arechance.
Williams with the fly-wheel design, which I am notIf this happened the question is will Ferrari get
to sure about, I think they will change that withinAlonso? I bet we will! This would be the
the next year.opportunity that both Alonso and the Ferrari will
Red Light For French Grand Prix?be looking for.
A few days ago the French governmentAlonso wants to be at Ferrari, and Ferrari want
approved the building of a race track 40 milesAlonso but have 2 drivers under contract.
outside of Paris. Today, just a few days later theWith the team being allowed to field 3 drivers this
government has now decided to not go aheadyear you can be Alonso has a clause in his
with the building of the new race track.Renault contract to allow him to move to Ferrari.
The track was originally proposed as part of theIf this happens we shall see Alonso become a 3
French governments economic stimulus packagetime Formula One World Champion!
to help create jobs. So what has changed? Well it