• Hypnotoad_@sh.itjust.works
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    18 days ago

    Yeah this article was useless and didn’t provide the answer to what the advantage was supposed to be. Terrible journalism.

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      12 days ago

      I thought it was pretty clear what the advantage was. If you need it here’s a super simple explanation:

      • higher engine compression better than lower engine compression
      • FIA rule says all engines must be the same fixed compression size
      • FIA also says engine size measured when engines cold
      • Certain materials change size with temperature
      • Some engine teams figured out that they can make their engine produce slightly higher compression at high race temperatures
      • Result: some engines have higher compression than others yet all engines legally pass the fixed compression size rule.