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Rain guard test to be conducted at Silverstone (racer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] SquatchPodiatrist 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do we have any hints as to what these might look like?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assume like fenders on a bike for example?

[+] [email protected] -12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They already have those stupid looking things over the front wheels, might as well put them back over the back too.

Hell by 2030 it’ll just be LMPH3. I shall miss open wheel racing.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I shall miss open wheel racing

This is such a horrible, ignorant take.

The recent response from the FIA has been that there won't be racing at all if it's too rainy. See Spa 2021. If you actually watch the onboards in any kind of wet weather it's a shitshow out there. In case you haven't heard there was a death at Spa 2 days ago, in the wet, Dilano van't Hoff. Uncensored replays are out there on YouTube. There was 0 visibility through Eau Rouge. These will improve safety for rain races, allow them to race more, and have 0 impact on dry racing.

[–] SquatchPodiatrist 3 points 1 year ago

That’s my assumption. Just larger versions of what’s already on the car.

[–] TSMKFail 1 points 1 year ago

Similar to Formula E Gen 1 I reakon

[–] frippz 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If it allows us racing in the rain instead of red flagged races or that two-lap circus at Spa in 2021, I’m all for it!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

With Spa it was not just the spray, but also a lot of standing water. So it will help, but not in all cases.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If I remember correctly the main problem are the heavy wet tyres. Drivers think they are undrivable in standing water conditions. I thought Pirelli wanted to introduce new wet tyres for this season but I don't know if they are available yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

exciting, but we have to keep in mind that it won't completely eliminate spray as the floor and diffuser also kick up some

[–] Parellius 2 points 1 year ago

Seems pretty sensible to at least test this. I'll miss the massive rooster tails though...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm excited to see what they came up with. It's a very good solution.