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Re:Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirme... by creaturemachine on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @11:34AM (#45277101)
Yup, cigarette money enabled all kinds of shenanigans. Engine swaps for qualification, new engines every race, spare third cars, it goes on. 2004 was the first year that specified engines must last the entire race weekend and introduced penalties for swaps.
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Re:Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirme... by TylerE on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @11:51AM (#45277318)
F1 income is way way higher than the 80s.
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Re:Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirme... by lostlogin on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @01:26PM (#45278773)
> cigarette money enabled all kinds of shenanigans.

It still does. New Zealand has a crop of tobacco funded politicians.

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Re:Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirme... by lawlessone on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @02:07PM (#45279255)
>New Zealand has a crop of tobacco funded politicians.

when they leave politics do they just rapidly age and dissolve like that guy in the Indiana Jones film?

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