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**avarberickibe** · 10-20-2009, 05:56 PM

Would qualifying be on a full tank or an empty tank?
I guess it would be less exciting. It would take the variable out, like this year Lewis and Alonso got poles by running light.

Here's a question. Say a Ferrari could run the race on 100l, and a mercedes would need 120 and a cosworth 150. How would minimum weight work with that?
Would Ferrari and Mercedes based car have to be crippled so they all weighed the same? In that case, wouldn't it work out badly? (punished for better engineering)
Otherwise whoever would have the better fuel consumption would also have a lighter car, and would dominate?

How much (realistic assumption please) does the fuel load effect lap times?
And how much fuel is being used per race atm?

Heavier car would be harder on the tires too.

10-20-2009, 05:56 PM	#5
avarberickibe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	Would qualifying be on a full tank or an empty tank? I guess it would be less exciting. It would take the variable out, like this year Lewis and Alonso got poles by running light. Here's a question. Say a Ferrari could run the race on 100l, and a mercedes would need 120 and a cosworth 150. How would minimum weight work with that? Would Ferrari and Mercedes based car have to be crippled so they all weighed the same? In that case, wouldn't it work out badly? (punished for better engineering) Otherwise whoever would have the better fuel consumption would also have a lighter car, and would dominate? How much (realistic assumption please) does the fuel load effect lap times? And how much fuel is being used per race atm? Heavier car would be harder on the tires too.
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