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I agree this is a complete farce. You end up with a group of Lawyers/Engineers picking a complex rules set to pieces. I say go back to a well defined safety standard that is reasonable. 
Motorsport is dangerous, the drivers know that every time they strap into a car they could die. They still do it and enjoy it. I am not being cavalier about driver safety here but if safety is the ultimate goal why are the drivers not using a remote cockpit to steer the car around the track? 
I say a technical rules set self-limited by 3 factors should suffice. 
1) 150L of fuel for the whole race, no more or less. 
2) Tyres made to a control standard by 3-4 manufacturers. 
3) Brakes limited to Iron 12" discs with 4 pot callipers and no Carbon/Carbon brakes. 

This would provide competitive racing where innovation is possible - Michael D - New Zealand (Reference Heretic 5-01 - Do it the FIA way or else)

The Heretic replies:

Although I agree with your comments I am not sure that I agree with your assumption that the FIA are trying to reach a reasonable objective like making the sport safer.

This year the sport will be more dangerous because there are almost no changes that will slow the cars down – so that could not be what they wanted to achieve.

The new rules will make the sport substantially more expensive in the short term with a small chance that it will eventually make it cheaper – so that could not be the motivation.

The new rules will probably make it harder to overtake and is guaranteed to make the first lap confusing and consequently add to the risk of carnage at the first corner. Surely they did not plan to achieve that?

You got it in one – A complete farce. If that was the objective they achieved it in flying colours.

The Heretic

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