Just watched it. Well done by Kimi!

I’m really surprised that Max didn’t get a penalty for impeding. He stayed on the racing line and at least two drivers had to go around him on their hot laps.

Yes, I know. But F1 has never been purely about building the fastest car possible. It’s always been a balance of speed, rules, strategy, and spectacle.

Fair enough. I think in the end it all comes down to preference. Some prefer nostalgia and would be happy with the return of an iconic engine. Others are more excited with F1 being about innovation and real world application.

To me, the beauty of F1 is that it’s not like other sports in some aspects. It’s constantly changing and teams must find ways to stay competitive. That’s why I prefer innovation over nostalgia.

I guess I wasn’t precise enough. I know the electric motor has been around. There are huge gains to find in energy storage and the real world applications are enormous. I’m not saying that they should switch to all electric tomorrow but maybe in the next ten years. Maybe swapping batteries during the race could be an option? I know it’s not trivial but we’re talking about F1. I’m sure they can figure it out. Comparing F1 and FE is not very interesting imho, team budgets are way smaller, around 10%.

ICE development is actually very much dependent on the number of cylinders. Adding a pair creates new unbalances that have to be accounted for. That’s why there are so many different engine configurations.

I’m not saying there’s no room for improvement in ICE development but it’s the “law of diminishing returns”. It’s a tech that has been around for over a century. As with all tech, the earlier improvements have a bigger impact than later ones, in general.

Electric motors are the future and I’d prefer if Formula 1 headed in a direction where they can innovate in this area rather than sticking to an engine that is on its way out.

Haven’t read the article because I really don’t care about this idea but how can you call it a revolution? V10 ICE are not new and there’s very little to optimize at this point. It’s a relic of the past and there’s no application for this tech outside of motor racing.

Haha, that’s very accurate.

Uff, watching this race really didn’t feel like time well spent.

It was really underwhelming how uninspired the McLaren strategy was as Palmer on F1TV rightfully pointed out. They really didn’t make it difficult at all for Red Bull to cover off both drivers. And Piastri not getting the chance to attack Max was sad to see. He was faster than Norris at that stage. You can always swap them back if it doesn’t work out.

Excellent, another good reason for procrastination!

I actually laughed. Such a sweet summer child…

I’m excited about this and hope he can meet his own expectations.

Isn’t that the GTA font?

I’m glad to hear it. Sometimes posting stuff on lemmy feels like talking to yourself, especially in a smaller community such as this one. Looking forward to the new season with the bunch of you.

Never tried it before but why not?