florge@feddit.uk to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 21 days agoLewis Hamilton says new F1 rules 'ridiculously complex' and 'none of the fans are going to understand it' - BBC Sportwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down12
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minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·21 days ago Hamilton said: “If you look at Barcelona, for example, we’re doing 600 metres lift and coast on a qualifying lap. That’s not what racing is about. Here (in Bahrain), we’re not having to do that because there’s lots of braking zones.” Wow that’s kinda fucking lame imo
minus-squareutjebe@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoI suppose he doesn’t have to do LiCo at all, but doing it is just the faster way around. This kind of stuff has been in F1 for a very very long in some form and shape.
minus-squareutjebe@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoEven in qually. Especially tyre deg, where on some tracks pushing too hard in sector 1 cost them dearly in sector 3.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoThere was a time in F1 when passing meant drafting and outbreaking on the track and it was exciting. Now “passing” is the result of an AI-derived strategy in real time based on flaps and pitstops.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoSpa and the straight at Baku will be interesting.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoNo it won’t, that’s his point.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoYeah I was being kind of sarcastic, doesn’t really translate well into text though!
Wow that’s kinda fucking lame imo
I suppose he doesn’t have to do LiCo at all, but doing it is just the faster way around.
This kind of stuff has been in F1 for a very very long in some form and shape.
It’s true, but not on qualifying laps
Even in qually. Especially tyre deg, where on some tracks pushing too hard in sector 1 cost them dearly in sector 3.
There was a time in F1 when passing meant drafting and outbreaking on the track and it was exciting.
Now “passing” is the result of an AI-derived strategy in real time based on flaps and pitstops.
Spa and the straight at Baku will be interesting.
No it won’t, that’s his point.
Yeah I was being kind of sarcastic, doesn’t really translate well into text though!