Just how Fast is F1?

Discussion in 'Motorsports Chat & Race Preparation' started by Nathan, Jan 14, 2011.

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  1. Johngo

    Johngo New Member
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    Driven was so horribly bad, too. Even Stallone should have been ashamed.

    Almost as good as that one with Mick Jagger where the Atlantic - supposed to be an Indy car - hits the bridge at Road Atlanta... HORRIBLE.

    But seriously, Prost DID have to run his backup car for that event. And it was from a manhole cover, not a man-eater. :D
     
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    It's been like that for a while now...

    "It's about power to weight, or rather downforce to weight. That's why a NASCAR car can't go around the track flat because it weighs 3,500 pounds and makes maybe 1,200 pounds of downforce. Same thing with a sprint car which weighs 1,800 pounds and makes only two hundred pounds of downforce. An Indy car weighs 2,000 pounds with fuel and driver, and it makes 2,000 pounds of downforce. So you've got to change the rules so it doesn't have anywhere near the downforce it's got now.

    Bruce Ashmore from 2008...
     

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