Renault: Formula 1 will become the Championship fuel savings

F1 risks becoming a confused Championship fuel savings if the current restrictions for up to 100 kg of fuel are not elevated or simply eliminate this rule. This is the opinion of the technical director at Renault Nick Chester. The transition to the new turbo hybrid rules in 2014 aimed at reducing by 40 percent in fuel consumption compared with a V8 naturally aspirated engine.

All this is fine, but considering new rules for more compression to track cars that will also be more severe, that cause most people associated with the sport, to consider the rule of hundred kilos of fuel allowed during a race. Accounts movements fuel needs for cars with the new rules for next season would increase by over 10%, which will lead to a big problem for most teams on the grid in his goal to finish to any race. It will get so that teams will save fuel 20 laps before the finish, simply because they will not reach to finish. Team bosses have not yet reached agreement on changing the rules, but Nick Chester believes need to make a change in this respect because the sport risks losing drastic part of its viewers:

"I think it will be a mess. At the last meeting on technical rules we voted to get rid of the rule to limit the fuel. This injection amount will remain so still keep some ECO-aspect in sports, which makes cars do not burn a lot of fuel, but the removal of the overall limit would eliminate the need for movements to be limited to the fuel, which somehow I think it's good for the sport. If we stay at 100 pounds with rules in 2017, then F1 will become the Championship saving fuel, "warned Nick. Besides that cars will become more severe, the change in the compression of the runway will drive pushing pilots to further machines, which will result in a larger consumption of the engines. Chester added that according to calculations movements much much fuel would be needed for a race distance:

"The consensus among teams is about 10 kg, because the percentages for the submission of full throttle will increase dramatically with the new cars. This means you will burn more fuel. Mercedes did not need to use all of 100 kg of fuel throughout the race in last season. Anyone can achieve it, but I think even they will have to save fuel. "

Ultimately it comes down to the deadline April 30 when all teams will have to adopt new rules. For now, those who perform less well in the championship, pushing for new rules and to bridge the gap between all teams. On the other side are Mercedes, who believe that the abolition of the limit of fuel will help many of their rivals and would not be fair to them. Game positions between producers a deadline and he is 30 April and then it will become clear what we expect.

Until then there is time, and Nick Chester finished his speech by saying that if you want all the performance of the teams to improve, it should be no limit related to fuel:

"There is a way to help, and very, engine manufacturers, and lose this unnecessary rule limiting the amount of fuel."