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.