Gary Anderson can't see how the changes F1's planning for 2027 will actually solve its problems
  • woelkchen@lemmy.worldOP
    15·
    16 days ago

    Reminder what he wrote a year ago:

    At the moment, if teams use a 50/50 split between the rear axle harvesting using the MGU-K and the actual braking system on the rear axle, they recoup 3040kW or 22% of the total braking energy, which means we are throwing away 78% in wasted energy.

    …

    The reason for not adapting some level of front axle harvesting is the potential weight addition and on top of that the worry that incoming Audi could be well ahead of the current F1 power unit manufacturers with its experience of the technology from its years in the World Endurance Championship.

    https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-how-id-fix-f1s-under-fire-2026-engine-rules/

    On a related note, front axle harvesting in Formula E is a spec part supplied by Lucid Motors. Just get that.

  • utjebe@reddthat.comEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago

    My main problem with this season is lack of information about what’s going on. This makes races kind of random until things settle, typically in the second half.