Emag wrote: ↑18 May 2024, 13:52
What's crazy is that we might very well be on the 1:14s come quali. Incredible that these boats will be so close to 2021 cars pole time.
We've already seen some 2021 quali times be beaten in similar conditions. First with the pole in Baku 2023 and also Saudi Arabia 2024. Maybe there are a few more, but these cars are getting really close to the 2021 cars in quali trim. I wonder how they would compare with more similar tyres. Obviously 2021 spec tyres wouldn't work on a 2024 car due to being smaller, but I wonder how the 2024 cars would do on lighter wheels (like 16 inches) with higher profile tyres.
I'm guessing we would be getting really close to 2020 performance. A 10kg-ish loss in unsprung mass and larger sidewalls would surely make a massive difference.