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Originally Posted by AlienDNA
I can't see why we can't bring back refuelling. How hard would it be to create an interlock that prevents the fuel from flowing until the seal is solid and the clutch from engaging until the rig is completely disconnected?
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There are also several good points on "refuel ban", despite some points were quite irrelevant with the new tyre degradation issues.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/12/1...efuelling-ban/
Now the races are racing to the limit of the tires, but with refueling, we are watching racing with fuel load limited strategy.
Also qualifying (with 2009 regulation) will be less exciting (it was bad as well when tire degradation was bad), some teams opted for higher fuel load for longer first stint, and we are not watching the Top 10 dash for the fastest lap.
Back to you Alien, F1 does have dead man handle and no fuel spill in the 15 years. The only once by Benetton was because they used a illegal fuel valve without a fuel filter for better flow rate.
And in 2008 and 2009, when Massa and Kovalainen pulled the fuel hose out of the rig. No fuel spilled from the Ferrari hose, and only small amount left in the hose from the McLaren hose in Brazil.
The technology itself is fine. They can say its on safety ground to ban in-race refueling, but the main drive is cost. bringing 20+ special refueling rig cost a lot.