Hi Paul,

Just getting ready to watch the Brazilian Grand Prix.  Rain?

Before the race, a report for next year rules for the F1 are changing
the Aerodynamics.  Finish these elephant ears and the like :))  Also  the
sleek tires are coming back.

They will look more like the 1990-91 models.  They wish to improve the
action during the race.  Too much turbulence behind the leader was
responsible of failure in the aerodynamics of the following cars etc.

Marc Joseph


I will say one thing. Timo Glock will never drive for Ferrari in his  life time :) He moved over and handed the driver's championship to  Lewis. Prior to that he was gaining time on Lewis from fifth place.  That's what it looked like to me. I watched the pass several times  in slow motion on my TVIO.

As to the 2009 changes... one of the dumbest is making the rear wing  span less. All that is going to do is burn more fuel and generate  even larger vortex's behind the car. The smarter thing to do is  raise the rear wing five inches and make it as wide as the car. That  will improve the down force to drag ratio, reduce the vortex's and  improve the MPG.

The new Kinetic Energy Recovery System mandated next year will make  championships for both driver and manufacturer wide open. The  Formula 1 people are wining about the inability  of drivers to pass.  A little more technical freedom in the rules will allow passing to  happen. As long as you are running spec cars in Formula 1 the pole  sitter will win the race most of the time.

Don't get me wrong. I am not one of those crazy you know whats. I am  an engineer and most if not all engineers are efficiency fanatics.

Paul Lamar

The two Toyotas and others still running on slicks at the end of the
race were lapping in the 1:44 range.  That's how they got passed on
the last turn of the last lap.  You notice nobody complained about
cars giving the championship away to Hamilton.  Most couldn't tell who
might be in their wake.  Consider this a wake-up call for Toyota and
simply a wake for Ferrari.  And an exciting finish to the season.
Only NASCAR could script it better!!!!!!  And they run on a wing and a
prayer . . . pray for debris, close up the field!!!!!
jd