Well, they couldn’t be worse than the full wet…

  • Sentau@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    The problem is the spray not the tyre itself. At the wetness level at which the wets are relevant, the spray is so much that we can’t race. By the time we can get back to racing, it is no longer wet enough for wets

    • Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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      1 year ago

      While the new Full Wets still seem to leave a lot to be desired, this is more to do with visibility and spray.

      During conditions that would call for Full Wets, the spray produced by current cars makes visibility so bad that FIA will always choose to red flag. This means the tire is functionally useless regardless of its actual performance.

      I actually agree with Mario Isola here; if this is the case we might as well toss out Wets/Inters and just make one super-inter with a wider window.

      I would of course love to have real wet races again, but the massive rooster-tail spray of these ground effect cars makes it a dangerous proposition. FIA is not going to want to take any risks, especially in the wake of a recent fatality due to weather.

  • BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think the next rule set needs to seriously incorporate the back spray into the designs to mitigate it. With climate change we’re only going to be racing in the wet more and more.

    • HSR🏴‍☠️@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      Realistically we’ll see Spa and Interlagos dropped for 2 more street courses in the middle of a desert. My expectations for Domenicalli and his buddies are pretty low.

  • Olap@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    With climate change happening, it could be a good idea. But still can’t see it addressing spray problems. Radar on the cars? AR HUDs?