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[LolaB0860]

If refueling was allowed again in meaningful fashion and Pirelli brought in unlimited set tires, for how long do you think the current F1 cars/teams could last?

 

Of course, many of the modern components and qualities of the cars are already meant to last for a very long time (engines up to several thousand kilometers) in the everlasting search for longevity, however we're talking of continuous race here.

 

Edited by LolaB0860, Yesterday, 18:56.

[Stephane]

Depends a lot on which track

[PlatenGlass]

Good question. Some people say that the best components fail as soon as they've done the required distance but that's not really true because failures are to a large extent probabilistic and also failure is not always all or nothing so some parts might suffer worse performance before actually failing.

I'm not sure of the answer but I don't see why they wouldn't at least do two or three GPs fairly comfortably and probably more.

[highdownforce]

More than a Vanwall.

[Jerem]

I guess the brakes would be the among most critical parts, on some tracks it's just not possible to go much longer than race distance on those brakes.

[Grippy]

At some circuits they might be limited by brake-disc wear. They could use more durable materials but would have longer braking distances.

and I have no idea what sort of fluids they use in a race. I assume with better tolerances less than earlier years.

400km would be ok but we've got WEC for longer distances.

 

edit slow typing while watching a film, so @Jerem beat me on the brakes issue.

Edited by Grippy, Yesterday, 21:48.

[LolaB0860]

Yes I imagine Spa and Monaco would treat the durability quite differently. Similarly, 1000kms at Monza could be more doable than 6 Hours due to the speed of that race.

I assume COTA would be alright all-rounder benchmark, being typical Tilkedrome

Edited by LolaB0860, Today, 07:36.

[PlatenGlass]

Good point on the brakes.

[IrvTheSwerve]

With the current regs I would wager they could turn stuff down and lift-and-coast to 6 hours…