• frank@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      I’m not sure what you’re referring to but not at all! It’s the inverse of a “spec series” (which still benefit greatly from engineering) where you get handed parts to use. Teams can design the vast majority of parts themselves and do

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        1 year ago

        I’m not sure which one, but I think it is F1 where making car too good is banned.

        • CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz
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          1 year ago

          There are a bunch of restrictions in F1, which largely make it harder to make fast cars. But think of it the other way around: Those restrictions make the engineering harder, and all teams have the same restrictions. That means you have to optimise even more within the limitations you have, because you’re not allowed to make some of the “easy” optimisations like cutting weight by removing the roll cage.