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While true, the motivating factors for F1 and mass production vehicles are not the same. F1 is pure min/max. Which of course means manual is gone. But min/max
by vlan0 4y ago
While true, the motivating factors for F1 and mass production vehicles are not the same. F1 is pure min/max. Which of course means manual is gone.
But min/max on my GTI means I lose connection with the vehicle and my ability to drive matters less. For what? .4 faster 0-60 or 1/4? Eh
- masklinn 4y agoThe comment I replied to was a statement of efficiency. Not a statement of the pleasure you derive from transmission vinyl.
- vlan0 4y agoHuh, thanks for calling me out on that. My brain must have been in a different gear.
- mstump 4y agoF1 isn’t even about max performance, it’s about trying to maintain an element of driver skill as a factor of outcomes. It’s why they outlawed the Williams continuously variable transmission (CVT). A lot in F1 is done to maintain the suspense/excitement of a race for the TV audience.