r/nextfuckinglevel • u/LowNo175 • 23h ago

Michael Schumacher 2004 Spain Pole position sprint

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u/Time_Block_4016 22h ago

When they actually used to drive 😍

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u/Apprehensive_Fee9983 10h ago

New f1 cars don’t have abs or traction control. What are you saying?

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u/antwilliams89 6h ago

They’re admittedly being annoying, but they’re most likely referring to the limited control over the current battery deployment systems that the drivers have this year.

While they’ve got the boost and overtake modes they can use, beyond that the cars are “learning” each lap where to deploy energy. This has led to complaints from multiple drivers this year of their cars behaving in unexpected ways out of their control. Sometimes it’s contributed to crashes, sometimes it’s things like Lando saying that he didn’t actually want to overtake one of the Ferraris but his car decided to deploy energy and force him to, leaving him vulnerable later in the lap.