Re: 45 minutes is enoughherman scripsit:
> The Wanderer <Wanderer@nowayatall3 . com > wrote:
>> > The part I look forward is "With only 10 laps to go X and Y
>> > really have to start charging if they want a podium". Oh good,
>> > they're racing again --- why didn't they do that 70 minutes ago?
>> Podium? in F1 the only spot left in doubt by that point is 8th place -
>> maybe. Unless it's a wet track, or there are a lot of DNF, most races are
>> over by the first pit stop.
> The plan to phase out the fancy aerodynamics over the next couple of years
> should hopefully change that. Those appendages on the cars have made
> overtaking difficult for some time now.
>
> We see the same dimensions of the car in GP2, but with slicks and without the
> appendages, and the overtaking opportunities certainly happen.
>
> That's also why there are so many great passing moves in MotoGP. It's
> easier to make moves because there isn't a hurricane behind the driver in the
> lead.
Relative size of machine to the track also plays role there...
m.
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