F1 cars have so much down force and grip from the tires getting hot that if you drive too slow, they’ll corner worse than they would at a higher speed. I watched a documentary on the science behind the cars and it’s wild just how much worse the cars handle and brake when driving slower.
Fun fact – In the 1997 F1 game on the N64 you used to get a massive advantage by driving straight across that sand, it’d knock 3-4 seconds off your lap.
I’ve habitually done it in every game I’ve played since and it’s been a catastrophic failure every time.
I didn’t truly understand how fast f1 cars were until I watched a top gear episode where they raced an F1, a stick car, and a racing motorcycle. I thought for sure the bike would smoke everyone, but I was oh so wrong. The F1 literally lapped the bike. It was insane.
These guys are literally being thrown around a track with crazy G-forces in every corner. They have necks of steal. They purposefully train their neck muscles to cope with this neck harassment.
for one of the cars, I counted how many squares of fence it passed in one frame. I counted 9. If the squares are 2″ the it’s 18″ in a frame. If the camera is the same distance from the fence as the car, then it’s about 36″(3ft) in a frame. estimating NTSC framerate, 30fps (29.97, meh close enough) 3*30=90ft/s
That corner looks like the sort I wouldn’t go faster than 25mph and that would be white knuckle. I expect my estimate is wrong, but even if it was close that’s really fucking fast!
We need V12s.
Melbourne!
Do they even slow down during turns? What are the sparks?
F1 cars have so much down force and grip from the tires getting hot that if you drive too slow, they’ll corner worse than they would at a higher speed. I watched a documentary on the science behind the cars and it’s wild just how much worse the cars handle and brake when driving slower.
What’s insane is that they’ve slowed down to take those corners.
I know it was for the best but man, I really miss the old sound.
Fun fact – In the 1997 F1 game on the N64 you used to get a massive advantage by driving straight across that sand, it’d knock 3-4 seconds off your lap.
I’ve habitually done it in every game I’ve played since and it’s been a catastrophic failure every time.
why? why do they insist on putting stupid emojis on thumbnails?
Old clip but I love how this one shows just how fast F1 is compared to categories of race cars. https://youtu.be/K2cNqaPSHv0
I didn’t truly understand how fast f1 cars were until I watched a top gear episode where they raced an F1, a stick car, and a racing motorcycle. I thought for sure the bike would smoke everyone, but I was oh so wrong. The F1 literally lapped the bike. It was insane.
I could listen to that all day
McLaren has really made themselves something else, i noticed when i saw that orange flash… my mood instantly improved.
How many Gs do F1 drivers feel around corners?
Google suggests 4-5Gs
Would those barriers hold up if one of those cars was to crash going that fast?
There’s also this video showing how quickly they can brake, going from 300 to 80 km/h in 2 seconds. It looks like they’re dropping out of hyperspace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUChbwbcucM
These guys are literally being thrown around a track with crazy G-forces in every corner. They have necks of steal. They purposefully train their neck muscles to cope with this neck harassment.
for one of the cars, I counted how many squares of fence it passed in one frame. I counted 9. If the squares are 2″ the it’s 18″ in a frame. If the camera is the same distance from the fence as the car, then it’s about 36″(3ft) in a frame. estimating NTSC framerate, 30fps (29.97, meh close enough) 3*30=90ft/s
google says 90ft/s = [61.36mph](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=90+ft%2Fs+to+mph) or close to 100km/h
That corner looks like the sort I wouldn’t go faster than 25mph and that would be white knuckle. I expect my estimate is wrong, but even if it was close that’s really fucking fast!
so much dopler
It’s like they’re on a rail. What’s the top end speed comparison to F1 and Indy?
Looks like me with a shopping cart