| The FIA (the governing body of
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| | decreased from 605kg.The engines have
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| motorsport) has made quite a few changes
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| | been down-sized to 2.4 litre V8 motors
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| to the technical regulations of F1 cars.
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| | with 4 valves per cylinder. The minimum
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| Some of these will be in effect as early
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| | number of gears for these cars is 4 and
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| as the start of the 2006 season and the
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| | the maximum is 7. The wheel width at the
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| rest will only come into play in
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| | front of all cars must be between 390mm
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| 2008.Here are some of the more
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| | and 450mm with the width at the rear
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| interesting specs that have changed:It
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| | being between 490mm and 505mm. The
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| was decided last night (Monday 24th
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| | overall weight of the engine must be at
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| Ocober) at a meeting of the Formula One
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| | least 95kg.The FIA have given a
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| Commission in London that the qualifying
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| | concession to manufacturers and teams not
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| format for Formula One is changing for
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| | ready with their new engines saying they
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| next season and the changing of tyres
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| | will allow them to use other engines
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| during races will be allowed again. They
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| | (such as the V10 engines currently being
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| are also considering a radical change in
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| | used) with the performance decreased;
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| the rear-wing design which might be
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| | obviously this will be controlled by the
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| brought in as early as 2007.For more on
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| | FIA and no-one else.All cars must now be
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| Formula One click here.The new qualifying
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| | fitted with a starter which the driver
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| is going to work as follows:A 3 phase
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| | must be capable of using to start the
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| qualifying knockout with the 5 slowest
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| | engine from his seated position. This
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| cars after 15 minutes dropping out. 5
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| | should cut out some of those embarrasing
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| more cars will drop out in the next 15
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| | failed starts to GP's for some
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| minutes and the remaining cars will
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| | drivers.From 2008 the FIA will choose 1
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| compete in a 20 minute session for the
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| | tyre manufacturer to supply all the
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| top positions on the grid.Qualifying has
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| | teams. This is a dramatic change and
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| been changed a lot in recent years to try
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| | should increase the excitement value by
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| and get better exposure for smaller teams
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| | levelling the playing field a bit; it's a
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| and at the same time mix the grid up to
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| | real pity they could only get this in
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| allow for more overtaking during a
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| | from 2008.Pit to car telemetry will be
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| race.The new split rear wing (called the
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| | prohibited so the team will not be able
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| Centre Downwash Generating Wing) has been
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| | to fix any gremlins from the pit-wall and
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| designed to allow closer following and
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| | all voice radio communication must be
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| therefore more passing opportunities as
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| | open and accessible to both the FIA and
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| well. A step in the right direction as
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| | the broadcasters.No competitor can carry
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| recent changes to the cars and especially
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| | out more than 30,000km of testing during
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| aerodynamics have been mostly to slow the
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| | a year.Some interesting changes here, I
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| cars down instead of increase
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| | sincerely hope it increases the
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| entertainment.The weight of the entire
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| | competitiveness and excitement of this
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| vehicle, including the driver, must now
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| | sport because it needs it.Written by the
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| not be less than 550kg. This has been
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| | Webmaster of All About All Sport.
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