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...endowed with aerodynamic downforce that, in theory, you could drive one of these babies across the ceiling. Eventually, some of that technology filters down into the cars that the rest of us get around in: the steering wheel-mounted control systems, variable valve timing and traction control in your family car are all hand-me-downs from Formula...
...ability to make split-second decisions on steering, gear changes and strategy under the most trying conditions. But sport at the highest level is about separating the great from the really good, and some engineering advances have muddied the process. Part of all cars' armory from 2002-'07 was traction control, an electronic aid that kicks in when the rear wheels begin to spin or slide. Say you're driving through a tight corner in the rain. At the midway point you floor the accelerator. Because an F1 car is both ultra-light and ultra-powerful, your action would surely...
...Traction control is history. The FIA has banned it for this season (along with launch control, which through comparable mechanisms made starting races easier for drivers and more predictable for fans). Its abolition has been widely applauded. British F1 pioneer Stirling Moss calls traction control an "appalling device." Jones argues that fans come to the track first and foremost to see superb driving. "You don't see all the technical bulls___ that's going on underneath," he says. "People want to see overtaking, locking up brakes, cars going sideways coming out of a corner because the driver...
...current drivers are not, understandably, sounding quite so cavalier. The end of traction control should suit those with recent experience in other grades of motor racing where the device is banned, and those who are strong in the rain. The first impulse of Räikkönen's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa, on the other hand, is to max out acceleration, regardless of the conditions, and few were surprised by the Brazilian's involvement in the first-lap mayhem in Melbourne, nor his spinout on lap 31 in Sepang, where he appeared to have second place...
...slap was felt acutely by everyone at the convention. No more free dinners, shoulder bags, flashlights and pens. Way fewer models in leotards draped across operating tables and traction equipment. A new ruling requires every research presentation to begin with full disclosure of all monetary relationships the speaker has with any company. Every single fully trained doctor I heard speak was getting paid by a company; many of the bigger-name doctors were getting paid by three or four. How much money was still the subject of gossip - the exact amount is not required to be broadcast in these podium...