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Old 10 September 2008
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Default Drivers vs Technology

This, undoubtedly, is the era of technology. The machines today are controlling everything and technical advances are the dominant factors in all walks of our lives. Machine has become an indispensable part of human existence. This holds all the more as we bring into consideration the vehicles, because vehicles totally work through the functioning of the machines. However, in this respect, we must not forget about the role of the driver. That would be like committing a big mistake. Drivers, after all, are the ones who control these machines.

Therefore, in case you are dealing with the racing cars, this one thing is sure to surface in your mind often. The question is – is the machine more important or is it that the driver of the car plays a more crucial role. The fact is that both are indispensable for a racing car, and both are dependent on each other in more than one ways. However, there are certain advantages and disadvantages, which are related to both the driver and the machine. The following discussion may help you in coming to a conclusion.

The advantages of the drivers against one another are many. However, the most important advantage is that the quality of the individual drivers which can enable them to succeed. If the technologies are same in all the racing cars, then it will be the skill of the individual drivers, that will go on to decide their fate. In this respect, the winning team may change every year. Therefore, the drivers have an advantage of the technology of the cars.

Nevertheless, there are some advantages of the drivers against one another. The most important thing is that the cars do not remain at their best every time. The teams, who do not take care of their cars in respect to the technology, they may face problem. Suppose the driver of a car is very much adept, but the car that he is using is not up to the mark, then he can never compete with the advanced cars. So in this respect, individual genius of the driver can be marred by the technologies. Next, when there is a competition between equal cars, then the focus will be not in enhancing the individual genius, but to finding out the different cheats, which are necessary for winning.

The most important advantage regarding the machines against one another is that the racing cars should be made with modern technology because it helps in the speed of the cars. Moreover, it also secures the safety and the performance of the racing cars. The safety is more important than any other thing, and in this case, the modern technologies provide the racing carts with enough security.

However, there are advantages also regarding the machine against one another. The foremost thing is that, in the races with advanced cars, the results become very predictable, and sometimes become the same and repetitive. The spectators can easily learn who will win and who will not. In this respect, one thing should be kept in the mind that the team with a high budget can always use much-advanced racing cars then the low budget teams. Therefore, the technology can never always determine a true car race.

After, going through the advantages and disadvantages of both the driver and the machine, we can conclude that both the thing is necessary for a better result in any car race. It cannot be that we pay all our attention in developing a great engine of the car and forget to pay even the slightest bit of attention towards the aspect of the able driver.
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The best way to settle any argument is too make everything equal,as in a1 racing.The cars are all ones design and the basic equipment the same.This way the car and the gadgets cant be designed for a driver.also the cars tend to have a variety of drivers so have to be suitable for all of them.
you have to ask would schumacer have won all he did in a force india or would a force india driver have won in a ferrari.
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Everything being equal just wouldn't feel right. Its all about technology advancement and skilled drivers doing what they can with the best technology out there.
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Thats where a1 comes into its own,all have basically the same package then work on it from there
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Brawn Cars Are Complained About Cos There Design Makes Them Quicker,they Get Pole And Win Race,last Year Couldnt Buy A Win So Technology Wins
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perhaps an interesting test would be to allow a rndom piece of techology back in in orderr to see who could devolp them quickest. may be suddenly allow traction control or anti stall for the race start
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