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Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by sasaf5 on Sunday October 04, 2020 @10:07PM (#24683923)
> watching a slow race is a big ask.

Above non-ridiculously low speed wouldn't the relative speed among cars be more important for entertainment?

Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by behringer on Sunday October 04, 2020 @10:57PM (#24684149)
The cars are so fast and powerful that they have these boost rules that the drivers can use up like nitro in a video game. If F1 went all electric, slowed down a little, and got rid of this boost stuff I think it would be far more entertaining and easier to follow the action, like it used to be.
Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by Hallucinaut on Monday October 05, 2020 @03:37AM (#24685421)
The only reason overtaking currently happens is because of ERS (this "boost stuff") as well as the relatively large benefit from the Drag Reduction System in high speed sections, so I have to disagree. It would be even more boring than it's already become with Mercedes domination.
Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by ll931110 on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @12:20AM (#24694651)
Sure, but current Formula E cars are around F3 speed, which is two steps below F1 cars. Formula E even had to avoid racing on the full Monaco layout to avoid headlines comparing (and ridiculing them) for being slow.
Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by robryan on Sunday October 04, 2020 @10:58PM (#24684156)
Maybe they could get away with slightly slower. They already have a bit of a problem where the aerodynamics have gotten so good that a lot of the tracks have corners that are just taken flat out now. Lap records are still being broken with the lower powered hybrid engines.