F1 cars
are the integrations of the most advanced level of technology than any other
sports in the world. The state-of-art technology cars are closer to an
aircraft, rather than a car. As a result, the performance of the game considerably
depends on the engineers, who make and maintain the craft. They even intervene
the way drivers drive during the competitions. F1 has contributed to the
advance of modern science by keep improving their driving machines. However, it
has reached to an extent that the result of the game is controlled by the
performance of the vehicles and engineers than mainly the driver’s own capacity
itself. Is it okay to elevate the level of reliance on technologies by
upgrading the cars? If so, doesn’t it might dilute the “sports identity” of the
race? Or do you think that it is just a transition due to the stream of the
times? Will F1 remain as a driving competition or will be a engineering competiton?
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I'm a fan of formula one and i'd really like watching all the races. In my personal opinion in formula one now only win who has a better car engineering. If we compere the past years, we can see that the first two drivers in the grid are always in the same team. With this, I want to say that cars nowadays are more important then drivers.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that the engines play a role in the races but I really think there also is a big strategy created and studied in every team and racer in order to be the best everywhere.
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DeleteYes that is true!
I think that evolution of technological skills of the car is part of the evolution of F1. IT is totally normal. That doesn't make F1 not being a racing sport. It would stop being a racing sport when they will be no driver in the car. I also Think that there is a lot of strategy in F1 racing.
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DeleteThen do you think RC car racing is not a racing sport but a engineering competition?
Better engines is a really important factor but the drivers are too, if it wasn't for the drivers the cars wouldn't go anywhere, and if it wasn't for the engines there wouldn't be a F1 car and all the hype around the sounds of the motors etc. The performance should definitely be credited to both drivers and engineers, its the mix between both that makes the perfect F1.
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DeleteF1 is truly a combination of both.
But I think engineering is playing big role than ever before,
since there is a limit for drivers to develop driving techniques
but not for engineers to improve racing technologies.
That is true, but if I drive Lewis hamilton car I would probably win most of the GP in Formula One.
DeleteTrue that it's a combination of the two, but now a days the driving of each pilot is irrelevant. Look at Sebastian Vettel, 4 consecutive titles and now his not even the 3 in the classification. With this I would like to say that, yes cars would not go anywhare without the pilots and who has a better car wins, not all the pilots have the same chances. So...the car wins the races, not the pilots.
Maybe driving capacity is not irrelevant.
DeleteF1 cars can't not be driven by normal drivers because you need special skills. Moreover, F1 drivers have training sessions to endure extreme physical conditions such as 4G force in the corner and heat in the car.
Drivers from big teams are likely to get more quality support for races and they make synergy effect with high tech cars. So it might look like big teams' success is just based on the performance of the vehicle, but there are hidden contributions of the drivers as well.
I think the main point here is absolutely the synergy between the driver and the car and that is what makes the top teams stand out. They simply spend more time and effort on integrating the two factors into each other. Things like the steering wheel for example is a result of countless hours customizing shape and buttons to the drivers skill and specification. Money plays an important and dominating role here. More money pays for more hours in wind tunnels, more engineers and better drivers and that is, in my opinion, where the difference lies
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DeleteYes, money makes this sport go around.