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		KeplerBoy 49 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The differences between an IndyCar and a F1 car I believe F1 cars are actually incredibly efficient. You can only take so much fuel and fuel is also weight. You can only win if you use the available fuel to propel you forwards efficiently.

dontlaugh 49 days ago [–]

Definitely, but the weight of the fuel doesn’t matter that much and they allowed quite a bit of fuel. Cars wouldn’t gain much by being twice as efficient if they were any slower.

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