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@BrianRoemmele Question everything you see stage: this feels like a person dressed up like a robot and moved like one. And then the video was modified to finish the look of a robot.
The arm movements look robotic but the torso and legs look human.
Fine gpt will do it: The active suspension used on the Williams FW14B is one of the best examples of what happens when F1 engineering runs ahead of regulation.
Instead of springs and dampers reacting to bumps, the car used:
•Hydraulic actuators at each wheel
•Sensors measuring ride height, pitch, roll, steering, braking
•A computer controlling the suspension in real time
The system could:
•Keep the ride height constant
•Maintain optimal aerodynamic attitude
•Counteract braking dive and acceleration squat
•Smooth bumps
Result:
The FW14B absolutely dominated the Formula One 1992 season, winning 10 of 16 races with Nigel Mansell.
But systems like this were banned in 1994 because they were:
•extremely expensive
•difficult for other teams to copy
•starting to turn F1 into an electronics arms race
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If F1 Only Regulated Engine Size + Safety
Your thought experiment is actually very interesting because it was very close to reality in the 1960s–1980s.
If regulations were minimal today, several things would likely happen.
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1. Cars Would Become Extreme Technology Platforms
Instead of spec-like designs, teams would pursue radically different concepts.
Possible technologies:
Fully Active Aerodynamics
•wings constantly reshaping
•drag-reduction surfaces changing corner-by-corner
•cars lowering on straights automatically
Computer-controlled suspension everywhere
Active suspension would return but far more advanced:
•predictive bump scanning
•millisecond ride-height control
•automated tire management
Ground-effect tunnels far beyond today’s limits
Downforce could exceed 10,000+ lbs at speed.
Driver assistance
Things that were banned in the early 2000s:
•traction control
•launch control
•automatic gear mapping
•possibly AI-assisted driving stabilization
F1 would become more like fighter jet avionics for cars.
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2. Road Cars Would Probably Benefit Faster
You’re exactly right that historically F1 innovations often trickle down.
Examples already in your daily car:
F1 Technology
Now in Road Cars
Carbon fiber
supercars & safety tubs
Paddle shifters
performance cars
traction control
almost every car
hybrid systems
modern hybrids
energy recovery
regenerative braking
If F1 stayed a wild innovation lab, we might already have:
•predictive active suspension in normal sedans
•ultra-efficient hybrid drivetrains
•adaptive aero for highway efficiency
•real-time traction optimization
The Williams suspension idea actually did influence road cars, just slowly.
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3. The Problem: Cost Explosion
The main reason F1 restricts innovation is money.
If regulations were minimal:
•richest teams could spend billions
•smaller teams would disappear
•you’d end up with maybe 3 competitive teams
The FIA regulates things specifically to prevent that.
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4. Another Issue: It Might Become Too Easy to Drive
When active suspension, traction control, and stability systems were allowed in the early 1990s, critics said:
“The computer is driving the car.”
That’s why many systems were banned.
Modern F1 wants the driver skill to remain central.
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What a Modern “Unrestricted F1” Might Look Like
Realistically:
•Active suspension
•Active aero
•AI vehicle dynamics
•fully electric or ultra-hybrid engines
•semi-autonomous stability systems
Performance could reach:
•0–60 mph: ~1.5 seconds
•cornering: >6 g
•lap speeds: dramatically faster
But it might also become less about drivers and more about engineering budgets.
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Interesting Side Note
The closest thing to the world you’re imagining actually exists:
•Can-Am Series
Its rule was basically:
“Run whatever you want as long as it’s safe.”
Cars developed:
•fan-powered vacuum downforce
•1,000+ horsepower
•insane innovation
It was eventually killed because it became too expensive and too fast.
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✅ My take:
Your idea is essentially F1 as a pure technology laboratory, which
@Stasmo@zerohedge No it’s the one that governments couldn’t resist debasing, which is exactly how we ended up with fiat. Pretending we’ll “go back” without state intervention is pure fantasy.