In 2017, Formula 1 chiefs have agreed to bring back refuelling from the 2017 season onwards as part of a series of measures aimed at improving the sport's show, and will be the first time that refuelling in races has been since the 2009 season, following the latest meeting of the F1 Strategy Group from Thursday (14/5/15).
With the reintroducing for refuelling in races for 2017, other plan rules for 2017 will include aero changes, wider tyres and a reduction in car weight, engines to be higher revving and louder and more aggressive looks to the Formula 1 cars as-well, which will push for cars to be around five to six seconds per lap faster throughout the races.
Meanwhile, from the 2016 campaign, teams will be allowed to choose the two dry tyre compounds, out of the four in Pirelli's range, that they wish to use at each Grand Prix weekend.
And so here is my opinion on the free tire compound choice and the refuelling. Firstly, free tire compound choice at a quick look at it, opening up the choice of tire compounds to teams for each race weekend looks like a good idea. But, then you realise all the teams will all simply use the soft and super soft tyres for each weekend and Pirelli themselves don't want this either.
While for the reintroducing of the refuelling in races you have to look at it at both ways. Positive thing it will excite the races, and back in its heyday of refuelling it can change the race itself. Back in 1998, at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher started behind both McLarens' on the grid and for the first half of the race if it would give Mika Häkkinen victory. But, then Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn changed Schumacher strategy from a two-stop strategy to a three-stop strategy, which was seen as a master-stroke by doing seventeen qualifying style laps in the middle of the race to give Michael Schumacher the race win and great example on how refuelling in races can work in your favour and change the race.
While, the negative things is safety for the mechanics in the pits. One example is back at the 1994 German Grand Prix, Jos Verstappen came into the pits; while refuelling, some fuel was accidentally sprayed onto the hot bodywork of his Benetton, a few seconds later the fuel ignited and Verstappen's car was engulfed in a ball of flames. Lucky, Verstappen escaped the incident with burns around his eyes, as he had his visor up during the pit stop. No other crew-members or any persons were injured severely or killed.
Overall, I have no podium if refuelling returns from the 2017 season onwards. But, its got to be safe for the teams and drivers, if not, don't return refuelling for 2017 because its not worth for the safety for the drivers and teams in Formula 1. All in all will all these rules will improve the sport?
End of blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
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