r/F1Technical • u/alkharqalmumazzaqa Randeep Singh • May 20 '21

Historic F1/Analysis Evolution of an F1 car

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u/ImagineThe May 20 '21

I think it only fair to point to original video, which also is more satisfying to watch.

https://youtu.be/HrsoPM2d9B0

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u/thspimpolds May 20 '21 edited May 20 '21

too bad it doesn't show the Tyrrell P34 too! I loved seeing that in Rush, it was something only a fan would notice

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u/EccentricClassic3125 May 20 '21

Sudden 6 wheels would be so jarring and yet amazing haha

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u/[deleted] May 20 '21

I actually paused the movie, I thought someone fucked up in editing. Then traveled down a whole wormhole of crazy f1 cars.

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u/thspimpolds May 20 '21

Those days were crazy. We will never see that innovation streak again unless the regs loosen a ton.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '21

Would be neat to have another league just for innovating. Suppose it would be hard to justify the cost though.

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u/thspimpolds May 20 '21

Don’t you dare say extreme e can do it… that was horrible racing to watch

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u/[deleted] May 20 '21

No, I was thinking strictly open wheel. My first thought was let F2 go crazy with car design, but figure that would fuck with the drivers trying to get to F1 too much.

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u/YalamMagic May 21 '21

It would be hard to justify the lack of safety. As it is, the cars are already pushing the limits of what would be safe to run on the modern tracks in terms of run-off areas and barrier protection. You could easily get something that run significantly faster than modern F1 cars as it is without any of those pesky rules getting in the way. Just look at the Red Bull X2010 prototype if you're interested in what that would look like.

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u/mrfin243 May 20 '21

Now that was cool