julian mayo wrote:JAYVEE, consider this before damning them with a disdainful toss of those delightful curls.
Until the French GP of 2004 Cosworth led Ferrari in GP victories with 176 victories. Cosworth produces the most reliable engines in Nth American racing. The current V10 engine in F1 is not the slowest.
Cosworth has more V8 experience than any other race engine manufacturer.
Cosworth has already surmounted the inherent vibration problems the other V8 manufacturers are grappling with ie.,
The new V8 is routinely running well in excess of 20,000 rpm on the dyno.
Williams has 113 gp wins to its credit and 16 world championships.
Williams finally has its two ONSITE Wind Tunnels calibrated, and up and running properly, with the result that most aerodynamicysts in the F1 industry expect the next FW chassis to be one of the most efficient out there.
And don't forget the "nature of the beast". Sir Frank would have been a trifle irked by BMW's decision, and the poor results (for whatever reason) this year. Historically, when SF is piqued and he perceives that his team's reputation is suffering heads roll and resulte ensue.
IMHO Williams have been putting a lot of resources into next years car, having "written off" this year, while Ferrari have been throwing most of their efforts at this year.BAR have been desperate for points,any points.
Mercedes have been unreliable. Renault seem to be capable of producing only one race winning car...do they have the technical depth to produce a race winning new car first up? Toyota have enormous resources and, again imho, could be potentially the biggest threat to the title if the drivers are up to it ( as long as he races I will have a question about Ralf's talent)
Similarly I have doubts about BMW having the expertise to be ultra competitive within the first season, technically, and a lot will depend on the driver line-up (as, of course, it will for ALL the teams)
Another aspect to consider is the different driving technique required to extract the utmost from the specific characteristics of the V8. It will suit some drivers immediately, others are going to have greater difficulty adapting.
Next season is going to be a tad interesting.
I take this to be a serious post given its length. Actually this is probably the longest post you've had so far
Cosworth have impressive stats but those stats stopped growing in 1994
I realise they have more experience but I don't think all that experience counts.
Sure calibration will help but wind tunnels are just tools, you need well designed cars in the first place to make them more efficient in the wind tunnel.
Heads have been rolling for a few years now at Williams now with no real result. They had the most powerful engine a couple of years ago yet couldn't win the title.
I agree with most of your concerns over the other teams but I can't see Williams being in a better position. They will not test the new engine until late in the year at the earliest. That is a massive disadvantage.
Finally back in 1997 when Ford Cosworth supplied Stewart with a new engine, remember the engine failures!
At least Webber will feel just like he did at Jaguar
Anyway, we shall wait and see
,... and, NO, I am not going to find the post, that is for more "trivial" minds.
