Informatika és tudomány

  • Totti5
    #122130
    F1 vs. Champ Car The 2006 pole position time difference between F1 and Champ Car at Montreal was exactly 5.047 sec.

    Some details:
    - 1.14.942 min. versus 1.20.005 min
    - Fernando Alonso versus Sebastien Bourdais
    - Renault F1 Team versus Newman/Haas Racing
    - US$ 400 million budget versus max. US$ 10 million budget
    - 400 employees versus 40 employees
    - Michelin qualifying gumball tire-war tires versus Bridgestone regular 'reds'
    - 19,000 RPM versus 12,000 RPM
    - 2006 car versus 5-year old car
    - 1320 Lb (with driver) vs. 1700 Lb (with driver)

    The slowest qualifying F1 car - Frank Montagny in his Super Aguri - was only 0.853 sec. faster then Sebastien Bourdais!

    Fastest lap times: 1.15.841 min (Kimi Raikkonen - McLaren Mercedes) versus 1.22.325 min (Sebastien Bourdais), a difference of 6.516 sec.

    Given the cost, and only a 5 second gain in performance over a 400 pound heavier 'spec' Champ Car with a 'spec' engine on 'spec' tires it's easy to conclude that F1 is a complete and utter waste of money.