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the closed-cockpit McLaren portrayed seems to be in between a normal open-car racer and a sports car though. Sports cars tend to have fully-covered wheels even
by michel-slm 11y ago
the closed-cockpit McLaren portrayed seems to be in between a normal open-car racer and a sports car though. Sports cars tend to have fully-covered wheels even when they are close cockpit!
- SixSigma 11y agoBecause open wheels are aero inefficient.
- Mikeb85 11y agoNo its because of rules. F1 cars are much quicker than even LMP cars, despite 'aero inefficiencies'. What you lose in aerodynamics, you gain (lose) in weight (and thus acceleration, braking, and handling).
- invernomut0 11y agoF1 cars race for 1.5 hours, LMP1 race for 24hours, at a pace that is 5seconds slower than an F1. They could go much faster but the race is won by the driver which races longer, not by the fastest lap. Moreover the WEC cars integrate different accessories (e.g. pistons to lift the cars during pits) that increase weight. F1 will always be faster because the race has a different target. The problem is that endurance races advance technology that gets ported to everyday cars, F1 doesn't (but this is matter for another discussion).
- SixSigma 11y agoF1 cars have a set minimum weight