this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2024
14 points (100.0% liked)

Formula 1

8994 readers
320 users here now

Welcome to Formula1 @ Lemmy.world Lemmy's largest community for Formula 1 and related racing series


Rules


  1. Be respectful to everyone; drivers, lemmings, redditors etc
  2. No gambling, crypto or NFTs
  3. Spoilers are allowed
  4. Non English articles should include a translation in the comments by deepl.com or similar
  5. Paywalled articles should include at least a brief summary in the comments, the wording of the article should not be altered
  6. Social media posts should be posted as screenshots with a link for those who want to view it
  7. Memes are allowed on Monday only as we all do like a laugh or 2, but don’t want to become formuladank.

Up next


F1 Calendar

2024 Calendar

Location Date
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ Singapore 20-22 Sep
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States 18-20 Oct
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Mexico 25-27 Oct
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil 01-03 Nov
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States 21-23 Nov
πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ Qatar 29 Nov-01 Dec
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ Abu Dhabi 06-08 Dec

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

ROUND 14: πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium


FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024


Circuit stats


  • Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
  • First Grand Prix: 1950
  • Number of laps: 44
  • Circuit Length: 7.004 km
  • Race Distance: 308.052 km
  • Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
  • 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map


Image

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Kurzweil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Could someone help me since I’m a newish fan? They never seem to actually use the wet tire. It goes Dry -> Inters -> Red flag.

Why is that?

[–] Donut@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You got some answers about visibility and safety, but let me add some details about the tires.

Wet tires are meant for conditions where it's absolutely pouring down. They can disperse 85 liters (~22 gallons) of water at 300 km/h (~186 m/h) per second per tyre. That's a crazy amount of water, and conditions aren't bad enough usually to warrant this.

And then if it is warranted, you can ask yourself whether it's still safe due to visibility and low grip due to cold tyres.

Intermediates can displace about half of the water at 300 km/h per tyre, and this covers it most of the times.

[–] Kurzweil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks everyone! Kinda nice to ask a question somewhere online and get a nice reasonable answer without being torn apart. πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

load more comments (4 replies)