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minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 个月前Isn’t the weight limit also about the price and competitiveness - to avoid F1 like scenario when top teams can throw a ton of money into?
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 个月前Apparently F1 introduced a cost cap, so that rich teams can’t just throw money at it.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 个月前Could be, I’m not following it for quite some years, like 15 or so. Though cost cap is something one can workaround, while for weight one can’t not.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 个月前Hmm, could be. But I’d say the same factors (changes in what materials are available—this time at commercial prices rather than simply physically available—and the difference in weights for different sizes) apply.
Isn’t the weight limit also about the price and competitiveness - to avoid F1 like scenario when top teams can throw a ton of money into?
Apparently F1 introduced a cost cap, so that rich teams can’t just throw money at it.
Could be, I’m not following it for quite some years, like 15 or so. Though cost cap is something one can workaround, while for weight one can’t not.
Hmm, could be. But I’d say the same factors (changes in what materials are available—this time at commercial prices rather than simply physically available—and the difference in weights for different sizes) apply.