The Differences Between an IndyCar and a F1 Car

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• krbaccord94f4 minutes ago
  Formula One car engine manufacturers, Ferrari, Honda, Renault, Mercedes-Benz or track mechanics work to replace carbon-carbon disk breaks with steel calipers.<p>Drag reduction on Monte Carlo racetrack, or downforce including 4-5 bar PSI in ethanol mixture, including driver weight, adds to under steering. Mercedes is no longer running Lewis Hamilton. George Russell scored #6 at the Losail Circuit last Sunday.
• dralley39 minutes ago
  Ironically, a lot of this is only relevant until... this Sunday. After Sunday, the F1 season is over, and 2026 cars will be very different.<p>2026 cars will have less downforce and less drag (closer to Indycar) but also &quot;active&quot; aerodynamics (elements on both the front and rear wings can flatten on-demand to reduce drag, or raise to produce more downforce) and a hybrid power unit closer to 50&#x2F;50 split between ICE and electric horsepower than the current 85&#x2F;15 split for F1 cars or 80&#x2F;20 for Indycars.<p>F1 next year will probably be chaos because there are so many different aspects that teams may have gotten wrong in development.<p>---<p>There are some inaccuracies though regardless. I am pretty sure that teams do not go through multiple sets of brake pads in a weekend. They last several races, no different than Indycar.