bananapeel23 wrote: ↑29 Mar 2026, 11:45
I’m still of the opinion that the racing is very interesting, even if I’d prefer it if there was no super clipping and the cars were a bit less energy starved. I don’t mind the pass and re-pass type of racing at all, I think it’s pretty fun.
I enjoy the fact that sloppy management from a faster car means that you risk being reovertaken, and that clever management can keep a faster car ahead. Without perfectly tuned DRS you could just power by and forget the car behind you, with almost no punishment for being sloppy about it, since reovertaking was practically impossible.
I can only recall significant passing and repassing in early 2022 (Ocon/Gasly and Leclerc/Verstappen), as well as Alonso on Perez in Brazil 2023. Now you get it constantly and Russell was punished by Leclerc for overtaking sloppily several times. Good racecraft in the form of energy management and tyre management is clearly more important than ever, and that’s something I enjoy.
What I don’t enjoy is the super clipping. It sucks, and I don’t think these cars would race any worse without it.
Although I’d argue that the primary driver of the good racing are the (in my opinion) absolutely amazing aero regs, and not the crappy PU. These cars would race just as well or better if they didn’t have to super clip.
Hopefully the unplanned spring break provides enough opportunity to thoroughly consider well thought out band-aid fixes for 2026. Perhaps a 100-150 kW superclipping cap and harvesting allowances reduced to like 7 MJ at most on all tracks except for like Baku. I would guess that a more ICE focused engine formula wouldn’t be agreed upon by Ferrari/RBPT/Audi/Honda without ADUO being scrapped, however.
I also hope for a thorough reconsideration of the harvesting allowances and fuel flow for 2027.
If possible I’d even love to see the MGU-H or front axle regen for 2028, since the cars could be turned into rocket ships with higher fuel flow, 9 MJ on all tracks and passive harvesting.
