I might be opening up a can of worms but...
My bud just sent me an email which linked me to an article on Racer.com.
My bud thought it was a very insight and informative article on the number of different changes the F1 teams will face in 2014. What interested my friend was the fact that the article states on the second page that the rules disallow exhaust blown diffusers which by the author's estimates could cost the F1 cars up to two seconds a lap. The weight of the car is also up nearly 100 lbs bringing it to 1521 lbs (1415 last year) and the engine itself well only make 600 horsepower with a 160 HP boost from the ERS (Energy Recovery Systems).
If you compare this to a DW12. The DW12 weighs about 1565 lbs and according to Will Power the Chevy engine makes close to 800 HP now.
I know that F1 has all the technology advances but when you compare the weight and power ratios it favors the DW12 even if it's only by a little. Plus if the article is right and the F1 cars do lose 2 seconds a lap due to the rules I think the DW12 might be closer to F1 car speeds on road courses then we think. I'm not saying it would be side by side banging wheels with one another but the gap is closing which sort of makes me proud as an Indycar fan.
F1 Fanatic: "Yeah...but you're still watching a spec series..."
Hitokiri: *frowns*
My bud just sent me an email which linked me to an article on Racer.com.
My bud thought it was a very insight and informative article on the number of different changes the F1 teams will face in 2014. What interested my friend was the fact that the article states on the second page that the rules disallow exhaust blown diffusers which by the author's estimates could cost the F1 cars up to two seconds a lap. The weight of the car is also up nearly 100 lbs bringing it to 1521 lbs (1415 last year) and the engine itself well only make 600 horsepower with a 160 HP boost from the ERS (Energy Recovery Systems).
If you compare this to a DW12. The DW12 weighs about 1565 lbs and according to Will Power the Chevy engine makes close to 800 HP now.
I know that F1 has all the technology advances but when you compare the weight and power ratios it favors the DW12 even if it's only by a little. Plus if the article is right and the F1 cars do lose 2 seconds a lap due to the rules I think the DW12 might be closer to F1 car speeds on road courses then we think. I'm not saying it would be side by side banging wheels with one another but the gap is closing which sort of makes me proud as an Indycar fan.
F1 Fanatic: "Yeah...but you're still watching a spec series..."
Hitokiri: *frowns*
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