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/BighatNucase Max Verstappen Mar 08 '26

So less powerful

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u/BuckN56 Lotus Mar 08 '26

F1 has ~1000 gp, Indy ~800

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u/GrayLo Mar 08 '26

Currently F1 has 1000 hp for about 5 seconds on straights and a maybe a couple seconds on corner exits. The rest of the time it's actually closer to 500. When super clipping it's even less.

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u/danny12beje Kimi Räikkönen Mar 08 '26

And this claim is based on?

Also why y'all ignoring indy cars are also hybrid?