zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
NASCAR Is Trying Engine Rules Like The Ones Everyone Hates In Formula One
NASCAR Is Trying Engine Rules Like The Ones Everyone Hates In Formula One
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:20

Somehow in this year of over in Formula One, NASCAR wants to institute annoying engine penalties of their own in 2018, reports . Granted, they’re less complex than F1’s, but if your favorite driver has to change an engine over a weekend next year, oof. I’m sorry.

NASCAR announced that it’s going to a single-engine rule for all Cup Series events, meaning that no engine swaps are allowed between qualifying and the race itself. This includes the Daytona 500, where no engine swaps will be allowed between its qualifying race and the main event.

If a backup engine has to be used in either a primary or a backup car during an event, that car will be moved to the back of the grid for the race start. Likewise, if a team needs to use a backup vehicle over the course of the weekend, that car will be forced to start from the rear.

On top of this, NASCAR is mandating that full-time teams use 13 of their engines for the series for two full race weekends, explains . That engine will be sealed so that no one can update or refurbish anything on it in the meantime. It goes into the next weekend exactly like it came out of the first.

While this is one way to get costs under control, it will make it slightly more difficult for teams to avoid engine penalties due to the additional wear and tear on each engine.

Non-full-time Cup teams will also have to reuse an engine at some point as well, notes ESPN. They will not be able to participate in more than two consecutive race weekends without reusing a sealed short block engine from a previous event.

All of these engine and mechanical penalties tweak the qualifying result, which is exactly what’s been so frustrating for F1 fans. You see your favorite driver qualify well and then all of a sudden they’re starting from the back for the race due to changes you all too often didn’t even see. It’s garbage, and makes the sport harder to follow for fans.

It’s gotten in F1 that the series leadership is trying to come up with alternatives to their grid penalties, like docking teams’ championship points or preventing them from making certain changes to their cars if they’ve swapped out too many engines.

NASCAR themselves has said time and time again that changing race results is their last-resort measure for the same reason: it’s a lousy fan experience. They’re even opted for (where a driver gets to keep his win but lose all the benefits) for their biggest penalties as a result. Why wouldn’t the same attitude get applied to stupid qualifying penalties?

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
Listen To In-Car Audio From Race Cars While You Work
Listen To In-Car Audio From Race Cars While You Work
If you follow racing in the U.S., you probably already know about the . Most of the episodes are too much of a distraction to put on as background noise while you work, but a couple of recent entries in his series have been working incredibly well for me....
May 16, 2024
After Delivering 8 Seasons At The Back Of The Grid, Haas F1 Team Dumps Guenther Steiner
After Delivering 8 Seasons At The Back Of The Grid, Haas F1 Team Dumps Guenther Steiner
The partially North Carolina-based squad has determined that after , it needs to mix things up a little. The team’s firebrand has been following an abysmal 2023 season which saw the team score just four points-paying finishes. The team’s , where scored a fourth-place finish, but that season too...
May 16, 2024
Local Businesses Want Compensation After Allegedly Losing Money During Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Local Businesses Want Compensation After Allegedly Losing Money During Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
If you listen to Formula 1 or local officials from Las Vegas and Clark County, you’d probably think November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix was a success. Some sources estimated that the city of Las Vegas made over $1 billion in revenue from the event — but there were...
May 16, 2024
You've Probably Never Heard Of The Coolest Canadian Car Ever Built
You've Probably Never Heard Of The Coolest Canadian Car Ever Built
Name a car from the early 1960s built by a famed racing driver with curvy, lightweight aluminum bodywork, a big American engine, and a reputation for being unruly and fast as all hell. Your first thought was probably the famed Shelby Cobra, did you know there was a who...
May 16, 2024
Get Ready To Spend All Your Money On Retro Formula 1 Merch
Get Ready To Spend All Your Money On Retro Formula 1 Merch
Fellow nerds, get ready to open your wallets, because I’ve found what may be the greatest store of all time. With designs from Formula 1 teams like , you’re sure to find something that fits your particular nostalgic niche. I’d like to introduce you to Racing Retro. I first...
May 16, 2024
Race Team Would Rather Create A Fake AI Woman Rather Than Hire A Real One
Race Team Would Rather Create A Fake AI Woman Rather Than Hire A Real One
In another unsurprising example of motorsport’s inhospitable mindset toward hiring competent women, the Racing team has announced a new partnership with Ava Rose, a literal , who will... engage with fans? Share knowledge about technology? “Navigate the cutting edge of innovation to create positive change” (whatever that means)? I...
May 16, 2024
Copyright 2023-2024 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved