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I, at least, want to see fast cars. I don't care about any of the green stuff. It's a sport.
by alexeisadeski3 13y ago
I, at least, want to see fast cars. I don't care about any of the green stuff. It's a sport.
- NDizzle 13y agoThey are still going to be ridiculously fast cars.
- NDizzle 13y agoFurther on this, most people who don't really keep up with racing don't realize just how fast F1 cars. Here's[1] a fantastic overlay of a very famous corner at Spa. FIA GT cars are not slow cars[2] but the differences are tremendous. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex5dhhpSHCw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex5dhhpSHCw [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_GT_Championship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_GT_Championship [BONUS IN CAR FOOTAGE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cNqaPSHv0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cNqaPSHv0
- ericcumbee 13y agoI'd like to see that comparison between a F1 car and LMP1 car. considering that the LMP1 actually produces more downforce than a F1 car it should be interesting.
- robryan 13y agoIs it really about green? I thought it was more about enforcing cars that cost less to maintain throughout the course of a season. They have been heading that way for a long time, restricting teams to a set number of engines and gear boxes per season.
- alan_cx 13y agoIts about attracting manufacturers with using engines which closer match the engines they sell in road cars. Ok, they happen to be greener, but add in the dev costs and these engines are more expensive.
- bobochan 13y agoI do not think it is about being green. If anything, it is about keeping some kind of connection between the tech used in F1 and what eventually ends up in production cars. For example, Honda will be returning to F1 in 2015 to make engines for McLaren. Producing a few V10s for a constructor has no real tie to their core business, but a turbo V6 is very much in line with what their consumers are interested in.
- ProAm 13y agoThey limit speed to save the lives of the drivers. They are capable of building much faster and more dangerous cars now but they don't.