Criticism of the power units has overshadowed everything, but Nikolas Tombazis believes the 2026 chassis rules are a step forward. The FIA is targeting further weight reduction under F1’s next regulations

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    6 days ago

    Removing the drivers would be amazing. Don’t have to let computers control it, you could have them remote controlled by the drivers

    You you want 1:1 scale RC racing.

    • BorgDrone@feddit.nl
      1·
      6 days ago

      Yes.

      Wasn’t the whole point of F1 to compete on building the best car possible? You can build a faster car when you don’t have to bring a human along. Not just safety w.r.t. accidents but also things like G-forces that a human can withstand.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        So watch iRacing. I bet you would watch AI driving cars, and the AI avatars looked like kitty anime characters you could legally marry.

        F1 is shit because F1 fans are shit.