The failed Formula One regulations that ended up "short-lived"

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The failed Formula One regulations that ended up "short-lived"

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1. Tyre change ban in 2005
2. Aggregate qualiyfing Saturday and Sunday in early 2005
3. Direct 6-minute elimination qualifying in early 2016
4. Double-points in Abu Dhabi 2014

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adrianjordan
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Off throttle exhaust blowing ban in Silverstone 2011
Favourite driver: Lando Norris
Favourite team: McLaren

Turned down the chance to meet Vettel at Silverstone in 2007. He was a test driver at the time and I didn't think it was worth queuing!! 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Ban on driver advice how to use the settings and car status during the race in 2016.

Traction control somewhere around 1996-1998 😁

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Big Tea
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Are we counting things like 6 wheels and suction fans?
When arguing with a fool, be sure the other person is not doing the same thing.

Dr. Acula
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NL_Fer wrote:
16 Aug 2020, 09:47
Traction control somewhere around 1996-1998 😁
Traction control ban was 1994-2000 and then again 2008-till now.

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Scorpaguy
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Big Tea wrote:
16 Aug 2020, 12:10
Are we counting things like 6 wheels and suction fans?
Stop it! I have 2 car posters in my garage, the Tyrrell p34 and the Chaparral 2j. I still long to find that alternate universe where the F1 and CanAm series from the 70's had a playoff (raceoff) set of races amongst each of their top ten.

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The weird knockout qualifying in 2016!
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Dr. Acula wrote:
16 Aug 2020, 22:06
NL_Fer wrote:
16 Aug 2020, 09:47
Traction control somewhere around 1996-1998 😁
Traction control ban was 1994-2000 and then again 2008-till now.
Yeah, but around 96 teams were already developing crude alternative forms of traction control.

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Driver front wing flap adjust....
IMPERATOR REX ANGLORUM

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El Scorchio
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dans79 wrote:
16 Aug 2020, 22:27
The weird knockout qualifying in 2016!
That was such a garbage idea! So relieved they dropped it. I don't know why they keep trying to mess with qualifying. It's one of the things that 99% of the time works brilliantly.

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advanced telemetry with the ability for engineers to tinker with the car OTA in 2002. IIRC the act of OTA changes was banned shortly afterwards

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Big Tea wrote:
16 Aug 2020, 12:10
Are we counting things like 6 wheels and suction fans?
That were more short lived innovations cut short by rule changes, like DAS, DD and F-ducts.

I think the topic is more about stuff the FIA thought “hey let’s do this” realising a few races later, “well... it looked good on paper”, like the radio ban.

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How about the "X wings" and various other aero bits and pieces that show up for a race or 2 and then are banned for "safety" reasons???

Was it Arrows who had the crazy, small, but very tall wing on the nose of the car? Remember that thing? I think it survived one weekend .

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Big Tea
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Honda 'bunny ears'
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Jolle
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Nah, bunny ears and wings in strange places are more short lived innovations, not short lived rules.

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