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[Motorsport] "Maybe we’ll brake halfway down the straight” – Max Verstappen on F1’s 2026 “disaster” (www.motorsport.com)

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[–] mech@feddit.org 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

F1 rules are completely ridiculous now.
They have a Boost Button, Overtake Mode and Recharge Controls now.
They can trim their aero surfaces to High Speed Mode only on specified parts of the track.

IMO they should just set some hard limits (engine displacement, battery capacity, fuel tank size, downforce), mandate safety standards, and otherwise let the teams go wild.

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Sometimes I wonder if these decisions come from the EA boardroom. It sounds like the kind of crap you add to Mario Kart.

[–] troed@fedia.io 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What's the problem. If that's the strategic way to go faster overall then by all means do so.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 8 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

He doesn't want to strategically brake so he can go faster elsewhere, he just wants to go as fast as possible regardless.

[–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 13 hours ago

Going all out on a straight? In motor sports?
PREPOSTEROUS!

[–] troed@fedia.io 1 points 15 hours ago

That's what the "overall" meant.

[–] eta@feddit.org 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm wondering why it would be faster to do this instead of just using less electric energy to drive fast on the straights.

[–] despite_velasquez@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Battery deployment is automatic, not controlled by the driver

[–] eta@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but I mean the teams could surely adjust the deployment to be reduced at higher speeds so the power lasts for longer. Maybe with just cutting electric power like this it's more like the car is doing part of the braking before the corner.

[–] despite_velasquez@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

I think the rules state precisely how much battery power must be deployed, at least that's the vibe I got from Komatsu's complaints