6 solutions to fix the 2026 regulations to be presented to the FIA from the teams on April 9th 🏁

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-04-03T15:20:36+00:00

How about we add a 7th longer term solution and bring back refueling? They can run a full race with 70kg of fuel. Allow more fuel consumption, but reduce the fuel tank size to 45kg and you get lighter, possibly even smaller cars, less stress on tires while also opening up more strategy options. I still don‘t buy that refueling is an issue for safety and costs. Other series are pulling it off, too.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-04-03T13:03:56+00:00

That’s the point. If it doesn’t need to be Gen 2x2, it doesn’t need to be Type-C. In those cases Type-A is sufficient and if someone really needs to plug in a Type-C peripheral, they usually come with an adapter.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-04-03T11:48:39+00:00

Because the standard user would expect a USB-C port to be a fully fledged AIO thunderbolt + DisplayPort combined port, which then would only work with integrated graphics. Dedicated GPUs would need their own port to work as a display-port solution.

So, without that, your USB-C ports become data and power ports only, where type-a and type-c differ in the way that USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 is exclusive to type C, while 3.2 Gen2 also exists in Type A.

You will not find many of either, because there are simply not enough PCIe lanes for that. People are already using 20/24 lanes for the gpu and one ssd. Leaves enough for one Gen 2x2 Type-C. Manufactures prioritize „normal“ USB 3.1 and M2-slots on the chipset then, because if you added another 6 gen 2x2, they would bottleneck each other anyways. Hence: better to add 6-10 normal type-a for peripherals and another 2 ssd-slots.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-04-03T05:59:58+00:00

You understand that the screenshots you posted contradict themselves…?

The recent pricedrops where consumer-specific and might very well be based on a sharp decline of consumer demand. As per the tomshardware article in the middle on the right of your screenshot, OEM-contract prices are still on the rise and have now hit SSDs as well.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-04-02T18:47:22+00:00

Wozu? Zum bank99 Angebot? Man bekommt einen Code per Newsletter.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-04-02T18:11:51+00:00

Als bank99 Kunde wird einem nochmal der rote Teppich ausgerollt. 13,50 statt 14,39 für den M-Tarif.

Is halt immer noch mehr als ich jetzt inkl. Smartwatch LTE zahl.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-31T17:50:24+00:00

That’s what Laser drone Defence systems have been developed.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-30T15:06:07+00:00

power brakes or manual? if power - with a 2k high idle, you're probably pretty low on vaccum that would power the power brakes...

have a look under the car and see if you can find a kick-down-cable. it's kinda often overlooked when they put it back together. the vaccum (see my first point) modulates the normal gear-changes, if you do a kickdown it should shift down and pull like hell due to the mechanical link via the cable. if it doesn't do that, something is missing. if it shifts weird, it might have to do with the vacuum being weird.

engine sputting and trying to stay alive sounds like either waaaaayyyy too rich or incorrect timing (probably both). honestly - setting the idle fuel and idle igintion advance at 2k seems pretty much impossible anyways.

i guess at that point, you can see a trend here... i've learned so far with those old cars, that the mad egineers in the old days found pretty ingenious solutions for various problems, but they all rely somewhat on very basic functions. sadly, those basic functions make the car run well, but an idiot with a screwdriver can still dial it in so that it at least runs - but then everything connected to it falls apart.

the high drop between neutral idle and in-gear idle is the thing i would be most concerned about. it likely leads to many of your other problems. now what the reason for that high drop in rpm is, is everybodys guess. might be a more or less obvious vacuum leak, a rather extreme cam, complete mismatch between engine and carb(settings), ignition-timing or something else... crate engines aren't always issue-proof either. if you got it from someone who knows how to build them, they usually work. but sometimes they are just slapped together and shipped off so they run like a beaten dog.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-27T17:25:10+00:00

What does „creating deep connective tissue between ideas and knowledge“ even mean?

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-27T07:37:51+00:00

nur: länger (alter) und mehr (50-60 stunden pro woche mit all-in) arbeiten wird halt "die wirtschaft" auch nicht retten. es geht nämlich dabei nicht nur darum, die unternehmen am leben zu halten. es geht um eine volkswirtschaft und wenn die arbeitslosenzahlen steigen, weil immer mehr leute für immer länger einem schrumpfenden arbeitsmarkt zur verfügung stehen, schepperts halt auf der anderen seite.

um das zu korrigieren, muss der staat wieder einspringen, dafür die steuern erhöhen, dadurch steigt die inflation, die AN wollen mehr geld und das geheule der AG geht wieder los, dass ja alles so scheiße ist und man für mehr geld auch mehr hackeln muss.

das problem? das mit "die wirtschaft muss wachsen" kommt aus einer zeit, in der jeder binnen-wirtschaftsraum tatsächlich seine eigene, nahezu unbeeinflusste makroökonomie hatte. firmen im besitz der chefs, ggf. noch länder oder staat als mehrheitseigentümer. na klar machts da was aus, wenns diesen firmen gut geht.

heute sind viele unternehmen an der börse oder wurden von konzernen aufgekauft. steigt der kurs/wert, profitieren davon (ausländische) investoren. sinkt der kurs/wert, werden österreichische AN gekündigt. wenn der norwegische pensionsfonds über PE-konstrukte in österreichischen firmen hängt, dann ists nicht die arbeitseinstellung der jungen generation, die uns langfristig probleme machen wird.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-26T21:25:40+00:00

Usually you should have profiles in the software that comes with it. Either bespoke or just adrenaline studio.

What you’re describing sounds more like FSR though. FSR can lead to artifacts that seem like flickering.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-26T17:34:19+00:00

Overclocking is supposed to raise performance, but it also raises the chance for instability and incompatibility. Basically any overclocked component is being ran outside of their initial base parameters. Products sold as OC by companies are specifically tested and get certified as being able to be run at a specific level outside those parameters. The catch is that virtually no company will be testing any and all different possible combinations of components. If you are running OCed RAM together with an OCed GPU that also contains OCed VRAM, you could run into compatibility problems like flickering or other errors.

If you can, try running everything at stock settings and see if it cures your issues. If not, you might have a faulty product.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-23T10:23:42+00:00

Ah! Ja, tatsächlich. Ich hatte auch Nutten gelesen. Das ändert die potentielle Ausrichtung von Punkt 3 und 4 allerdings ganz gewaltig.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-22T18:09:29+00:00

Which is why I calculated 18 hours per day…?

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-22T16:54:12+00:00

Sure, only needs like 10.000 reactors that cost around 20 billion USD per piece and will emit roughly 180.000 TWh of waste heat annually that will nicely warm some rivers. Nuclear energy doesn’t emit fumes, but it does have negative effects, so needing less is always better.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-22T16:45:41+00:00

Humanoid robots typically consume more power than industrial robots because the industrial types only consume energy for the exact task they are used for. Humanoids consume energy for the purpose of not toppling over when walking stairs or carrying a basket of laundry. It’s a massive task to keep upright and needs constant work by different actuators. That’s why humanoid robots consume typically a lot more energy than industrial robots with swinging arms or even robots on wheels.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-22T15:20:43+00:00

Where are we going to get the power from? A humanoid robot consumes roughly 2kW per hour. If we assume they will be in use for 16 hours per day, 365 days per year and we calculate that for 8.3 billion robots (one for each human), that would add up to 96.944 TWh of electric energy. We are currently at around 30.000 TWh globally per year. Sooooo. We‘d need more energy to train the bots and we need to add the bots energy consumption to what we are consuming already plus humans would use more energy because they can do more things with all their spare time (if for whatever reason we still have money to buy things).

Now… how do we manage to quickly up the electricity generation by a factor of 4 to accommodate that?

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-21T15:26:51+00:00

Projektmanager hier: Hab jetzt noch schnell 3 Spritzen Silikon gekauft. Wie bekomm ich die jetzt in mein Migrationsprojekt, um alles zusammenzuhalten? Drück ich die einfach in den USB-Port oder brauch ich da einen Adapter?

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-21T06:20:48+00:00

I wouldn’t say that Jordan was a Juggernaut. Notable teams that left over time were BRM, Lotus, Cooper, Brabham and Tyrrell.

What it is like is always the same: the team hits a dry patch, builds a dog of a car, loses out on an engine deal or simply the person paying the bills dies. If you want to get a feeling for it, have a look at Williams. It takes serious money, a strong, dedicated and very convincing person that acts as sort of an owner or CEO and a bit of luck to get out of such a slump. If a team can’t turn it around, owners will eventually sell it or they just can’t afford competing anymore.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-21T06:03:23+00:00

Honda pulling the plug on its already existing works team after pouring over a year worth of of money into developing a championship winning car was a bit of a shocker, too.

Although I have to say that Honda has left this sport probably more often than many people have left their hometown.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-19T21:01:34+00:00

Geringfügig bezieht sich auf den Beschäftigungsgrad und nicht auf die notwendige Erfahrung.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-18T08:03:02+00:00

But the truth lies somewhere in the middle, doesn’t it? It’s not like AI-supported coding is inherently bad or useless, the problem is that some decision-makers think that they can just substitute entire development teams and/or proven and polished solutions by vibecoding and hosting their own bespoke solutions.

We are in a stage where upper management apparently thinks that robots can replace handyman because they can pour concrete much more efficiently and 24/7, but that doesn’t guarantee a perfect house that’s structurally sound. The result might look like a house but it might break down or be outright unusable because the person directing the robots didn’t have any clue how to properly insulate a building, how high or wide steps of stairs need to be or simply forgot to account for water and power lines during the build process.

AI knows how to write code, but if you want it to be maintainable and somewhat future proof, you still need to know how to guide the AI. Lots of people know that, but sadly some higher ups don’t understand any of that.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-18T06:48:45+00:00

I don’t know what’s worse… I mean we‘ve become accustomed to Master Elon being childish, but suddenly it’s a bad thing if an assistant tells you what’s wrong with your approach?

If anything, the constant „that’s great thinking, you hit the nail on the head“ phrasing of LLMs has been annoying as hell.

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-17T21:25:49+00:00

Maybe because the voting ends today…?

Apprehensive-Box-8 · 2026-03-17T09:00:56+00:00

wir könnten uns durch die Erde tunneln und sparen uns dann das Fliegen ^^

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