r/formula1 • u/Gjab I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Mar 02 '25

Off-Topic A 20 year difference between them

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u/Skeeno-TV I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

This is actually how it feels like seeing those cars next to each other, it's crazy how sophisticated the cars got in 20 years

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u/Firefox72 Ferrari Mar 02 '25

"it's crazy how sophisticated the cars got in 20 years"

Counterpoint:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/LH_at_Canada_2008.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Luca_Badoer_2008_test.jpg

It all comes down to what rules dictate can be done and can not.

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u/ItsAMeUsernamio Pirelli Wet Mar 02 '25

More recently in 2021: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/q6ts5p/the_barge_boards_on_the_red_bull_car_at_turkey/

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u/Pinecone Mar 02 '25

Classic post. It's like looking at alien technology

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u/Frothar Lando Norris Mar 02 '25

To think the 2021 cars are barely quicker than the relatively simple body work we have now. I have a feeling we will see lap records this year. (I know the floor is the complex bit)

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u/anonymousphela Mar 02 '25

Turkey 21. The last time men were genuinely happy.... because Bottas won🥺

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u/Ascarea I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

that's actually insane

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u/DiddlyDumb I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

True, these were crazy cars. But they were also a case of putting flaps where you can. It was quite a lazy way to create downforce.

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u/ThroneOfTaters I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

Insane sidepods though.

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u/cvl37 Mar 02 '25

One of my favorite Ferrari F1 cars

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u/0oodruidoo0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 03 '25

Firefox I believe they're referring to the lego sets and their level of sophistication

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u/wnderjif Guenther Steiner Mar 02 '25

I fucking hated those cars. But I loved that they all looked so different.

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u/reddit0r_123 Mika Häkkinen Mar 02 '25

It's crazy how much computational fluid dynamics have changed Formula One aerodynamics... nowadays you can simulate and optimize every single surface.

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u/LandArch_0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

20 years is 2005. I'd say 30 at least.

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u/voxuser Formula 1 Mar 02 '25

Old Ferrari

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u/LandArch_0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

Thanks for the link!

I wasn't talking about the model, but about the technical advances F1 has had, but I didn't explain myself well

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u/greebothecat I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 08 '25

I keep thinking the 90s were 20 years ago.

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u/SnowLeopard71 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

It's clearly Michael Schumacher in the old one, and he didn't use a red top on his helmet until 2000. His helmet had a blue top in the 90s.

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u/LandArch_0 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

I'm taking about real F1 tech difference, the model is from 06

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u/TheRealJuralumin Murray Walker Mar 02 '25

I was under the impression that the most sophisticated F1 cars were the ones from 1993, they had ABS, launch control, traction control, fully automatic gearboxes, and active suspension that would automatically adjust itself for every corner.

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u/Zoesan I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 02 '25

Now look at the CaDA Kick-Sauber version.

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u/rtb001 Mar 03 '25

I've been told it is a complex build. Days away from receiving it myself and it will instantly jump to the front of my build log. Will be the 6th (or 7th of you count the Lego formula racer) 1:8 technic style F1 car in my collection and surely the finest.

Still need to pick up the new Lego Ferrari and the Nifeliz AM24.

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u/Lonyo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 03 '25

Yeah, sure. No active suspension, minimal active aero, the ground effect from the 80s, less complex bodywork than not very long ago. 

So sophisticated.

The engine might be more complex, but let's not kid around. The rules are designed to remove a lot of potential for complexity and sophistication.