richard_leeds wrote:mx_tifosi wrote:All of the Formula One activity in Spain is located in the Catalan region, does anyone have any idea as to why that is? Besides that it's the only one with F1 approved circuits...
They are likely to be the warmest EU circuits in January. I guess the Middle Eastern and Asia circuits are too far from home to be practical.
Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Malaysia testing are now banned under the new testing regs. You now have to only test your car in European tracks i think the regulation is. However it was to come in for 2011, but the teams all aggreed under a "sporting aggreement" that they would start this in 2010. However, for 2011, there could be more restrictive testing rules, but for teams to have 2 or 3-three day in season tests for development drivers, but this will also be to co-inside with more restrictive aero regs.
Those regs will be where teams can only change their philosiphy or up date it after every 6th GP, with a 3 day test before each 6th GP, however the last update for cars will be on a Fly Away race, meaning there will be no testing prior to that one, whitch means that front runners will tend not to update much.
The next big mechanical change will be Gearboxes, with them following engines lead, 4 or 5 of them for each driver for the season, meaning you can have ones with diffrent ratios for diffrent tracks. Other than that, testing time will extremly limited for teams in the future, but there will be in-season testing again, but limited for teams, but id expect that the aggreement will be that all tests can be 2 car tests again.
Testing in the future will be a supreme balancing act.