Re:Formula 1: Building the world’s fastest cars
by PhantomGremlin on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @05:21AM
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No, 20k rpm was "the good old days". Now they are limited to 15k.[1]
I think the engine manufacturers were the ones pushing for all these rule changes. The reason is the manufacturers want to be able to utilize this technology in their road cars. Just look at turbos, not too long ago F1 went turbo (again). Not coincidentally many recent road cars are turbo. E.g. Honda has turbos in their econoboxes.
[1] https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-reg...
Transmitted data rates and sensors are insane, team budgets ditto. NASCAR and Indy could never use that much sensor tech as F1. They are highly motivated, but it's a different league. The F1 dyno tech would blow away any Tesla e-motor.