Ferrari Mailing List: Re: IndyCarz, no spoiler

[Rick Lindsay (richardolindsay]

Yes. I think the IndyCars are really techno-sweet looking...and F1 cars have grown ugly, through no fault of their makers. They have to follow the restrictive formula and make the most of the limitations. That means standardised diffusers, narrow rear wings and limited front wings, turned into multi-layer tea trays. And while smaller engine displacement is interesting, the real benefit of small displacement turbo engines is high engine speed - which is prohibited.

I watched my first IndyCar race yesterday (since I live in Houston) and I may watch my second today. The racing was good and I think I need to look more into those cars. Yes, both series are entertainment industries. Their organizers seek to equalize the field so that the championships will be decided on the last lap of the last race of the season - but that's just good business. We can't avoid that. However, I am disillusioned by the F1 formula that prohibits modern technology like ABS and traction control on the cars. And at the same time that formula minimizes aerodynamics - a science that is responsible for substantial mileage increases on road-going cars. But none of that inhibits the FIA from green-washing us with immensely complex ERS systems with rear brake-by-wire, while DRS (movable aerodynamics which has otherwise been banned for decades) tries to encourage overtaking. I just wish they would go one way or the other: high tech or low tech, not  mixed tech. And yea, I know IndyCar (and NASCAR, which I don't follow) standardize their formulas as well. After all, they are entertainment businesses too. I guess I'm just disappointed by the direction F1 has turned. Perhaps I'm just old.

So, will I continue to follow F1? Absolutely! Have done so for 17 years now, both as a spectator/fan and as an F1 pit marshal. But I must admit, my real interest is and has always been the cars, not the championships - and certainly not the drivers. I have just discovered another series to consider - because the cars are pretty, not mixed tech tea trays with wheels. 

Your mileage may vary...obviously. 

-rick

-------- Original message --------

From: Rick Moseley

Date:06/29/2014 4:14 AM (GMT-06:00)

To: Rick Lindsay

Cc: The FerrariList

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] IndyCarz, no spoiler

WTF??    With that bloated bodywork??   

The IndyCars are as beautiful as the F1 cars are a joy to listen to. 




> On Jun 28, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Rick Lindsay <richardolindsay [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey All,
> 
> Watching the Houston IndyCar race while I await the Columbia game. And here's my blasphemy for the day:
> 
> The IndyCars are as beautiful as this year's F1 cars are ugly!
> 
> -rick
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