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[DOF_power]

The are 3 main reasons as to why there's less overtaking:

When trailing another car
1] front wing loses downforce
2] rear wing loses downforce
3] engine loses power





current car vs. early 1990s car



Notice:

1] lower front wing (more ground effects downforce/less sensitivity)
2] higher rear wing and higher airbox (more clean air/less winglets needed/less sensitivity)
3] slicks (18 inch in the back pre 93) and widetrack (2.0 meters vs. 1.8) better mechanical grip and more predictability and better airflow
unseen here:
4] a more agressive and more potent difusser (= more ground effects downforce = less reliance on the wings with all its consequences)
5] lower ground clearence and a true flat bottom (more ground effects downforce but quite bad for safety)
6] higher sidepods, more nose and higher c#ckpit for safety reasons (this is good)


So to improve the show, I say bring back 1] 2] 3] and 4]

Edited by DOF_Renault_BMW, 28 December 2007 - 01:32 PM.

[The_Fast_Days]

Crucial stuff. If we could go back to early 1990's shape with late 2000s knowledge & safety.... That'd be awesome.

Bring back 1, 2, 3, 4.

EDIT: Also, there is hardly any difference between Monaco & Monza on the 1990's car, does this mean that the cars handled much more similarly at the two tracks than today's cars? I wasn't around back then.

Edited by The_Fast_Days, 30 December 2007 - 07:32 PM.

[DOF_power]

The_Fast_Days, on Dec 30 2007, 09:30 PM, said:

Crucial stuff. If we could go back to early 1990's shape with late 2000s knowledge & safety.... That'd be awesome.

Bring back 1, 2, 3, 4.

EDIT: Also, there is hardly any difference between Monaco & Monza on the 1990's car, does this mean that the cars handled much more similarly at the two tracks than today's cars? I wasn't around back then.

There were actually differences between high downforce & low drag circuits, on the difusser (unseen) and rear wing.
(high downforce rear wing)

[ecapdeville]

The_Fast_Days, on Dec 30 2007, 02:30 PM, said:

EDIT: Also, there is hardly any difference between Monaco & Monza on the 1990's car, does this mean that the cars handled much more similarly at the two tracks than today's cars? I wasn't around back then.

Thats a big mistake in the draw... there was huge differences too between Monaco (or any track with more curves than long straights) than Monza...

just look...

High Downforce 1992


Low Downforce 1992