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Originally posted by DavyboyLT1
I'd suggest, from a technical standpoint, the following changes:
1. Reduction in downforce by 50%.
2. Return to slick tires.
3. Increase tire size by 25%.
Those 3 changes would (probably) allow the cars to run similar lap times to today, but would enable more passing. By decreasing aerodynamic grip, while increasing mechanical grip, cars could follow closer down the straights - get a tow, and pull off a pass under braking.
These changes could reduce the number of times that we see a driver close up on a competetor by 1 sec per lap, and then not be able to get past him.
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I agree with only one point that you have stipulated, that is to return to slick tyres. But if the horsepower, revs, chasis & aeropackage of teams are not on an equal basis...still it dosen't make any difference.
Reduction in downforce by 50% ???
Downforce is needed for drivers to negotiate corners avoiding understeer and oversteer in which the most of the total downfoce generated on a car is at it's front & rear wings.
The percentage of downforce on the front wing will reduce by more than half if a car is directly behind another in a straight line.
Are you suggesting the cars to make do without wings? then we'll witness more of flying cars
....the rear wing of a car works like of the aeroplane wings whereby it lifts the plane up but of the opposite for a car it pushes the car down with the help of the diffuser to suck it further down.
Increase tyre size by 25%???
The tyres will be heavier so they will be more drag...
It's difficult to overtake in F1, because like what TGF had said previously..people who dosen't actually have the experience of driving F1 car won't know. Apart from being sucked when you behind someone in a straight, the total downforce is reduced on the front wing when you are near to a car infront and while negotiating a corner...so there's understeer to control.