Sky-Experte Ralf Schumacher kann die Kritik der Fahrer am neuen Formel-1-Reglement nachvollziehen. Der Ex-Pilot hofft auf eine Rückkehr reiner Verbrennungsmotoren in die Königsklasse und einen größeren Fokus auf die Fahrer.
Eh I do like the idea of the cars being hybrid, but I think they went way too far with it. I would love for the cars to be v8 or v10 with a light hybrid system. One that’s really only able to store enough energy from one heavy braking zone, and good for only a few seconds of deployment, something like a 50kw motor with a 100wh battery. The drivers could choose to either use that energy immediately on corner exit, or try to save for an overtake later. But they would need to get rid of that energy before the next braking zone, otherwise they would have a full battery which means decreased braking performance.
I think that would give us dynamic racing, the screaming engines we all love, and still have the hybrid tech that they like advertising and is somewhat relevant to manufacturers, while still being lighter than the cars we have now
Hybrids are pointless complexity for the sake of greenwashing. The problem is not even the powertrain, it’s the slot car aero downforce and requirement of gimmicks like DRS to even see a pass on track, matched with drivers advised in real time on how to do everything on track, sometimes by servers back in England.
What is the point of hybrid drives when 99.999% of the waste in F1 is flying tonnes of cars and equipment around the world?
“we all”? I don’t. It’s bullshit that has absolutely nothing to do with race action. On TV you cannot experience it at all and live it’s just damaging the ears, making hearing protection absolutely necessary. Also, the rumbling gets old quite soon. After a few laps it’s just there and nothing special at all.
That engine noise fetish is a marketing ploy by the fossil fuel lobby. In motorsport entertainment, the on-track action has to be good. That’s it and that’s 100% unrelated to noise.
Last year’s DTM finale was among the most gripping motorsports events ever and they race GT3 cars without any hybrid unit. Not even a second of that race did I think “ooooh, that sound” (especially not on TV because I didn’t attend that race). Great action speaks for itself.
Eh I do like the idea of the cars being hybrid, but I think they went way too far with it. I would love for the cars to be v8 or v10 with a light hybrid system. One that’s really only able to store enough energy from one heavy braking zone, and good for only a few seconds of deployment, something like a 50kw motor with a 100wh battery. The drivers could choose to either use that energy immediately on corner exit, or try to save for an overtake later. But they would need to get rid of that energy before the next braking zone, otherwise they would have a full battery which means decreased braking performance.
I think that would give us dynamic racing, the screaming engines we all love, and still have the hybrid tech that they like advertising and is somewhat relevant to manufacturers, while still being lighter than the cars we have now
Hybrids are pointless complexity for the sake of greenwashing. The problem is not even the powertrain, it’s the slot car aero downforce and requirement of gimmicks like DRS to even see a pass on track, matched with drivers advised in real time on how to do everything on track, sometimes by servers back in England.
What is the point of hybrid drives when 99.999% of the waste in F1 is flying tonnes of cars and equipment around the world?
“we all”? I don’t. It’s bullshit that has absolutely nothing to do with race action. On TV you cannot experience it at all and live it’s just damaging the ears, making hearing protection absolutely necessary. Also, the rumbling gets old quite soon. After a few laps it’s just there and nothing special at all.
That engine noise fetish is a marketing ploy by the fossil fuel lobby. In motorsport entertainment, the on-track action has to be good. That’s it and that’s 100% unrelated to noise.
I agree! The focus should be on great wheel to wheel racing, I find it crazy that so many people focus on how it sounds :/
Fully agree.
Last year’s DTM finale was among the most gripping motorsports events ever and they race GT3 cars without any hybrid unit. Not even a second of that race did I think “ooooh, that sound” (especially not on TV because I didn’t attend that race). Great action speaks for itself.
Have you ever driven a car? Or raced a go kart?
Yes.
No.
Not that it matters.
I think you’ll prefer formula e then
I prefer any form of good racing. I don’t fetishize noise.
There is more good racing in 5 laps of Formula E than an entire season of snormula yawn. Then we can talk about MotoGP.