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It would still mean Pirelli have to produce many more tires.

And yes, picking the right tires is a part of doing a good job, but should it really be one of the biggest contributors to the results? That's not a sport I want to watch.

 

Thanks™

 

OT: Looks like the Lausitzring is closing for racing.

 

"
...the motorsport on the ring will still have a chance. We would welcome such events and are completely open to it, "says a Dekra spokesman on demand from 'Motorsport-Total.com'"

there is still hope

 

OT: Btw. if someone else has issues with the Alt+Numpad codes - if you're Windows 10 Insider: it's a known issue in Win32 applications

Edit: Whoops, linked the article about the server build... can't find it for normal Windows on the blog but it's getting fixed in one of the recent/upcoming builds.

 

Not sure if this has been corrected yet because I haven't had time to read forward, but this is false. IndyCars, to my knowledge, have never run restrictor plates (that's a NASCAR thing). There was a CART race several years ago at Texas that they had to cancel because they were pulling so many G's that the drivers were starting to black out but that's the only time that has happened. The current cars do not use restrictor plates. They have a different aero kit and run a different engine mapping for ovals and road courses but I believe the changes to power are from the turbo and the drivers don't experience any kind of blacking out episodes with the current cars at any of the current tracks.

 

That is correct. They started using what was basically "restrictor aero" in the 90's with the hanford device, but every race but Indy had the same engine rules/package.

 

Average lap of ~235 mph; top speeds during the lap near 250 and only scrubbing down to 230ish in the corners.

 

OT: M8 GTE

 

Wow that thing is ugly.

And no, I don't mean just the livery.

 

Lol, looks like the skin didn't load correctly. Very bad wireframe mesh, they need better 3D artists.

 

Looks like this camo makes it easier to understand the shape.

 

I still don't get why they use such large cars.I'd rather see sportcars racing, not huge boats, as efficient as they might be..

 

Kinda like the comically large boats used for racing, just makes it look even more impressive.

 

It's just about marketing. Like Mercedes changes the safety car in F1 every now and then when they want to push a new/different model.
(Even though the car underneath is always pretty much the same iirc)

 

BMW M8 GTE: I prefer this kind of cars than building a racecar and then make it road legal like the Ford GTE.
But it would be better if BMW would create a real sportscar than those boats. Sure, it doesn´t matter at all if it looks like a flat McLaren or a huge Bentley, but it´s not my taste of car.

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Modern car design feels more and more like

 

I'm one that loves the boxy race cars like the M6/M8 and Bentley. I can't explain why, I just do. The cheese wedge shapes of the Ferraris and McLarens do very little for me. I dunno, different strokes for different folks. This is one of my favorite looking race cars of all time, maybe I have a problem.

 

Road cars as race cars. You know it makes sense.

 

I can confirm that it does make sense. (still, can't understand why F50 didn't win)