Isn’t all engieneering banned in F1?
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frank@sopuli.xyz 7 months agoMassive F1 fan here.
It’s more of an engineering sport than a driving sport. Don’t get me wrong– the drivers are absolutely top notch and do an incredible job and it’s entertaining to watch. But since it’s sooooo engineering and development based, you cars that perform different on different tracks (cuz of elevation, temperature, track design, surface).
It’s pretty neat; worth a watch sometime!
uis@lemmy.world 7 months ago
frank@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
I’m not sure what you’re referring to but not at all! It’s the inverse of a “spec series” (which still benefit greatly from engineering) where you get handed parts to use. Teams can design the vast majority of parts themselves and do
uis@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m not sure which one, but I think it is F1 where making car too good is banned.
CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
There are a bunch of restrictions in F1, which largely make it harder to make fast cars. But think of it the other way around: Those restrictions make the engineering harder, and all teams have the same restrictions. That means you have to optimise even more within the limitations you have, because you’re not allowed to make some of the “easy” optimisations like cutting weight by removing the roll cage.
SARGEx117@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I know I don’t have the skills to drive one (at least not yet lol) but those things are engineering marvels.
I’ve always wanted to see one invert at speed to see if their downforce really is enough.
I can’t imagine all the materials sciences that go on behind the scenes.
UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Driver61 on YouTube is trying to do that exact thing! He’s still in the planning stages but it’s exciting
frank@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
So much cool matsci!
The exhaust is no longer titanium (it’s inconel) because they 3D print the complicated bits of it now instead of traditional forming techniques
Rodeo@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
This is like the argument that football is exciting because it’s a highly strategic sport: the most interesting and exciting things about it are happening on the sidelines in the coaches’ heads while 40% of the time nothing is happening on the field.
So if the most exciting part of the race is the engineering that went into the car, then what’s the point of watching the race? You’d be probably be more interested watching Bill Nye.
creditCrazy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Testing is also a part of engineering like dusten didn’t just build a super sonic baseball gun and just left go yea I built that no he actually shot it sirusly we don’t just engineer random shit for the sake of engineering something we engineer to make a thing to accomplish a task so of course we’re going to want to see these machines used that’s what engineering is all about like imagine if we had pro soccer players get ready for the game and we just cut straight to the end of the game
frank@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Like I said, some exciting racing. There was a photo finish (0.053) for the podium last race!
www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexternal-p…
But for someone who is a nerd about it, some of the most exciting parts are Thursday and Friday when the teams show up with upgrades. Seeing it come together on a Sunday is awesome, but sometimes less dynamic.
If you want insane racing, just watch motorcycles
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 months ago
To me a lot of games seem like they’re going from one end to another constantly with sudden passes to the opposing end.
Haven’t watched that much but some WC games
Kill_John_Lennon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think they were talking about American football.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 months ago
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