AR3-GP wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:33 pm
Just_a_fan wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:31 pm
AR3-GP wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:10 pm
They didn't have as much downforce. The spray is not only caused by water displacement. It's also caused by the aero lifting the spray further.
Less downforce, different aero, but there was still spray one couldn't see through. What has changed is the acceptance of the risk associated with driving through the spray at 180mph...
The cars were slower in the 90's. Top speeds may be similar, but cornering speeds are much higher now. Average speed is higher. For a fixed quantity of spray, visibility is more difficult the faster you go.
The risk itself is actually greater. Every crash will be at higher speeds.
Agree with the points above by all of you
However, logically - (and blowing my own trumpet) - the reduction in tyre width is a win win
Less spray - footprint is smaller
Slower speeds - as footprint is smaller
Safer as aquaplaning reduced with slimmer tyres
Safer - speeds are slower
Root cause is the width of tyres and the power of the wake - I wonder where the CDG wing idea has gone?