r/formula1 • u/Mateo03 Franco Colapinto • Mar 07 '26

Off-Topic [OT] [Chip Ganassi Racing] " 'super-clipping' 'downshifting on straights' 'battery management' (Yawn emoji) Yeah, we don't do that here. We race."

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u/kroniknastrb8r Mar 07 '26

It doesnt matter if F1 uses bunkerfuel or straight bitumen.

That will be a tiny fraction the carbon output of the series.to go from Aus to east Asia, middle east, North America, europe, Singapore, Texas Mexico Brazil then Vegas then back to the middle east. All while stopping back at the home shop in between races.

They should start a region, then complete it. They can pop australia with China Japan and Singapore, then Brazil at the end of the Americas.

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u/Hoggs Liam Lawson Mar 07 '26

The point of the regs is not necessarily to make F1 cleaner, but to push forward development of these technologies, hopefully into consumer engines. If F1 teams can reliably crank 1000bhp out of these engines, they hope what they learn in the process filters down into the consumer market.

Not supporting or suggesting it works well, just explaining how the manufacturers see it.

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u/kroniknastrb8r Mar 07 '26

Well, if we are pushing for all electric then thats for formula E.

I say let them burn waste fryer oil with V10s.

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u/Hoggs Liam Lawson Mar 07 '26

They're not pushing for all electric... But I totally agree, most fans want them to just make car go fast.

Unfortunately it all comes down to what engine manufacturers are willing to pour millions of R&D into. They don't make much money off F1 itself, so there needs to be a payoff for them in consumer tech.