When the news at the end of the 2009 F1 season it was announced that re-fueling was to be banned for 2010, I thought this is really going to spoil the tactics of racing with the possability of a hiccup by the team during re-fueling of the rig not working or the hose not going on correctly adds to the excitement of the very fast pit-stops. I still do, but Martin Whitmarsh of McLaren F1 racing things it will promote better racing, we shall see.

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Inevitably, when you make a change, there are pros and cons. Regarding the pros, it arguably makes qualifying purer because the fastest car/driver combination will be setting the fastest times, and the public can understand that. Secondly, in the race itself, overtaking was often being planned and implemented to occur as a consequence of strategy, and therefore happening in the pitlane and not the circuit. In the absence of that effect, drivers will have a greater incentive to overtake. There have been occasions in the past where a driver hasn’t had that incentive because he knows he will be running longer and can get past the car ahead strategically through the pitstops. Additionally, the fact that drivers will qualify on low-fuel, and then the next time they drive the car in anger into the first corner will be after a standing start with cold tyres and cold brakes and 160kg of fuel. That will be very challenging for them, not just in terms of getting round that first corner, but in terms of how they look after their tyres and how the balance of the car will alter as a consequence of that. And there will be drivers who are able to deal with those changes better than others.

Source: Whitmarsh expects better races without refuelling in the 2010 season

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