Every year teams spend $100's of millions to make the fastest car. It is believed they generally add 1-2 seconds during a season and 1-2 seconds during the winter. Pirelli now also said that the 2010 car they have available is 5 seconds a lap slower than the current cars. So where have those 5 seconds disappeared to? Since laptimes the last years stayed the same or even decreased. I can't believe it's solely the tyres, 'cause the Pirelli's weren't over 5 seconds slower than the bridgestones and they have made their tyres softer and faster (over a single lap)every year.
Where did those 5 seconds go?
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, May 15 2013 20:20
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mclarensmps
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Posted 15 May 2013 - 20:29
I think the rate of development has slowed down as cars are approaching the development ceiling of the current regs. Secondly, I a lot of time went with the removal of DDD. Thirdly, the tyres mean the drivers can't really drive flat out, even during qualifying.
Maybe wouldn't account for all 5 seconds, but there's some of it in those three points
Maybe wouldn't account for all 5 seconds, but there's some of it in those three points
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Posted 15 May 2013 - 22:12
I think this discussion is currently being done here too; http://forums.autosp...howtopic=185912
Thread closed. Happy to re-open if the thread starter can explain the substantive difference between the discussions, via PM please.
Thread closed. Happy to re-open if the thread starter can explain the substantive difference between the discussions, via PM please.
