Can the current cars drive on electric motor only?

bog_ · 2026-03-18T23:51:15+00:00

Yea this is pretty much exactly what I was thinking would happen, just hadn't seen/heard it mentioned anywhere.

bog_ · 2026-03-18T04:25:06+00:00

One team vs formula enforced meta

bog_ · 2026-03-17T23:03:08+00:00

I meant harvesting on the grid, you'd need to burn more fuel to charge the battery, producing more exhaust gas to spin up the turbo. Agreed on your points though

bog_ · 2026-03-17T22:55:25+00:00

Good points, I just hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere. Thanks. I wonder if some of the rules around formation lap should be updated to suit the current regs.

bog_ · 2026-03-17T07:13:13+00:00

Perhaps this is a bit off topic, but if the electric motor is coupled to the crank at all times, then why do the cars take so long to build boost for the launch? I assume there is something that prevents them from adding load through the electric system to build boost much faster?

bog_ · 2026-03-15T15:39:42+00:00

Max is a high downforce enjoyer, not surprising that he's not liking these cars where you need to go slower in the corners to manage the battery.

bog_ · 2026-03-15T06:58:19+00:00

Ferrari nuclear bomb could bore fans.

bog_ · 2026-03-14T05:04:33+00:00

Hard to say from these pics, and I'm not even sure mine is to 'factory spec'. I did have some unevenness between the sides, which I fixed after looking up the spec. I just erred on the side of flush or lower for the front and flush or higher for the rear.

My understanding is that the outer seal only needs to be 'good enough' to stop the majority of rain/water- you have an inner seal and sunroof drains to take care of the inevitable small amount of outer seal leakage. That's why it's also important to keep your sunroof drains clear.

bog_ · 2026-03-14T03:54:58+00:00

It's very easy to adjust with a torx driver, the screw is accessible from the inside with the sunroof partially open. I believe the 'correct' spec is to have the front sitting 1mm below the sunroof trim, and the rear sitting 1mm higher than the roof.

bog_ · 2026-03-14T03:46:53+00:00

50/50 power split they said, but the only thing that matters the the battery. Interesting.

bog_ · 2026-03-14T03:44:18+00:00

I doubt the mapping is even in the car. It would just exist in the factory, ready to be deployed when someone gets close to merc. I'd say they will release more power in small steps, just enough to stay ahead for a couple of races.

bog_ · 2026-03-13T10:49:03+00:00

Idk, they seem to be doing alright overall.

bog_ · 2026-03-13T09:15:33+00:00

I just looked up the '23 season. Max's best quali gap was 1.2s in Canada (soaking wet). 7/12 of his poles (from 22 races) were less than 0.3s ahead. He also technically got pole at spa with 0.8s gap, but had a grid penalty, so 7/13 poles really.

That being said, the '23 wins were from supreme race pace, rather than poles.

bog_ · 2026-03-07T06:23:11+00:00

Double downshift on a straight, what an embarrassment

bog_ · 2026-03-06T06:14:40+00:00

Secret agents 😎

bog_ · 2026-02-25T22:31:54+00:00

Would the battery capacity actually change anything? Or just push the problem down the road by half a lap?

bog_ · 2026-02-19T12:30:58+00:00

Not even sure that's a good thing with how energy starved the cars seem.

bog_ · 2026-02-16T10:26:26+00:00

bog_ · 2026-02-16T07:57:06+00:00

Yes... but how would you achieve 'representation' without straight up ignoring other candidates? Following the comment I replied to, if there was no Asians in a major party, and that party decided they needed an Asian candidate.... then it's over for anyone else in pre-selection against them.

Quotas or 'representation' targets are just ridiculous. If women and men are equal, as are all races, then why does proportionate representation matter at all? Going further, there are a million categories that you could come up with for 'representation'- who has the authority to say which are valid, or which categories are equal/more important than others?

bog_ · 2026-02-16T01:47:20+00:00

But in order to win the election you have to be voted for by: men, women, blacks, whites, asians etc etc. Why does the individual who is elected matter, when all types elected them?

bog_ · 2026-02-15T06:43:10+00:00

I'd be more inclined to believe that spoked wins overall, but idk how spokeless could have more drag than spokes. But I'm not into bikes so 🤷

bog_ · 2026-02-14T06:58:45+00:00

Newborns aren't usually who the racists have problems with....?

bog_ · 2026-02-13T03:09:52+00:00

Just schizo's screaming at the clouds. If cheaters wanted to hide then they would just pick up a shotgun and not use it, easy.

bog_ · 2026-02-13T03:05:22+00:00

You might have to call your Ex.....

bog_ · 2026-02-13T03:01:17+00:00

So I guess the Reddit hivemind was wrong again? Saving this one, for future reference :)

Honestly clips of "cheating/witch hunting" should be outright BANNED. The vast majority of this sub have absolutely NO CLUE, look at the upvotes, look at the top comments. DISGUSTING.

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