GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoF1's 2026 cars will have 1,000 horsepower, less downforce and weight - Symondswww.racefans.netexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkF1's 2026 cars will have 1,000 horsepower, less downforce and weight - Symondswww.racefans.netGreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
Formula 1’s chief technical officer has revealed new details of the biggest overhaul of the series’ regulations in a decade.
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoHonestly I expect the overall laptime to be about the same as current after a couple seasons. I’m just guessing too though. They’ll probably gain some speed in low/medium speed corners, and lose speed in high speed sections. Although additional active-aero will help some.
minus-squareSatouKazuma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoMakes sense, since we’ll likely see tighter lines taken on corners.
Honestly I expect the overall laptime to be about the same as current after a couple seasons. I’m just guessing too though.
They’ll probably gain some speed in low/medium speed corners, and lose speed in high speed sections. Although additional active-aero will help some.
Makes sense, since we’ll likely see tighter lines taken on corners.