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Originally Posted by Sodemo
But are we talking high G speeds with high aero, or are we talking about drivers struggling with a low downforce car, because both will "tire" and test a driver, but in a different way.
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A car that is all over the place, will indeed tire a driver. But one cannot deny the impact of huge lateral forces on the human body.
Having said that, with powerful engines Formula One is in need of a certain amount of downforce. Without it the cars would simply be uncontrollable. From a normative point of view downforce is also desirable or even a necessity. Without downforce lap times improve when a car is in the wake of another. Consequently, cars naturally close up and a slower car could thus easily pass a faster one.