@bwoah@lemmy.worldM to Formula 1@lemmy.world • 1 year ago2023 British Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Classificationlemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down10
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minus-square@blackstratAlink4•1 year ago1.6s front to back and people complain about F1 not being close or not offering good racing. People used to finish 5 laps down and qualify 4s off the pace.
minus-squareBaggySpandexlinkfedilink8•1 year agoTo be fair, qualifying is typically thrilling. It’s just race pace gaps that are brutal. 0.7sec off the pace in a race is rough over 70 odd laps.
minus-square@krist2an@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•1 year agoYeah, the 107% rule used to be quite tough for some teams.
1.6s front to back and people complain about F1 not being close or not offering good racing. People used to finish 5 laps down and qualify 4s off the pace.
To be fair, qualifying is typically thrilling. It’s just race pace gaps that are brutal. 0.7sec off the pace in a race is rough over 70 odd laps.
Yeah, the 107% rule used to be quite tough for some teams.