Midland have published an interesting diary type piece on their website describing how they move their equipment from Turkey to Monza. It might be particularly interesting for those of you who want to work in Formula 1 
Friday August 18: Once the trucks were safely on the boat in Trieste, all 10 drivers flew back to the UK. Last year, some teams sent a man to accompany their trucks and keep an eye on things, but Turkish freighters are not geared up for comfortably accommodating passengers, and almost everyone who made the journey hated every minute. “They gave us the option of sending a driver along, but we didn’t take them up on it. There’s no need to. And since I didn’t see any drivers disembark (in Istanbul), it’s probably safe to assume that everyone learned from last year…”
September 5th, 2006
This engine freeze thing is causing confusion on our forums.
Is there anyone out there who can explain what the engine freeze means in reality for engine manufacturers? For example, what happens if you have an unreliable engine and you identify what part is causing the reliability problem?
no further developments of the engines will be allowed other than retuning for the 19,000 rpm limit, to be agreed in each case with the FIA under the terms of the 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations.
Cosworth appear to be pushing the boundaries of their existing engine in advance of the freeze. Exploding engines all round at the next Grand Prix?
“Cosworth will therefore be able to run maximum engine performance, including the 20,000RPM rev limit, for all key laps in qualifying and for a significant fraction of the race. Cosworth has pushed hard to successfully approve and introduce the best possible engine specification for the forthcoming race and also in readiness for the impending FIA engine homologation deadline.”
September 5th, 2006
