One is smaller to account for perspective. I love everything about this!

Yes, I know. But F1 has never been purely about building the fastest car possible. It’s always been a balance of speed, rules, strategy, and spectacle.

Fair enough. I think in the end it all comes down to preference. Some prefer nostalgia and would be happy with the return of an iconic engine. Others are more excited with F1 being about innovation and real world application.

To me, the beauty of F1 is that it’s not like other sports in some aspects. It’s constantly changing and teams must find ways to stay competitive. That’s why I prefer innovation over nostalgia.

I guess I wasn’t precise enough. I know the electric motor has been around. There are huge gains to find in energy storage and the real world applications are enormous. I’m not saying that they should switch to all electric tomorrow but maybe in the next ten years. Maybe swapping batteries during the race could be an option? I know it’s not trivial but we’re talking about F1. I’m sure they can figure it out. Comparing F1 and FE is not very interesting imho, team budgets are way smaller, around 10%.

ICE development is actually very much dependent on the number of cylinders. Adding a pair creates new unbalances that have to be accounted for. That’s why there are so many different engine configurations.

I’m not saying there’s no room for improvement in ICE development but it’s the “law of diminishing returns”. It’s a tech that has been around for over a century. As with all tech, the earlier improvements have a bigger impact than later ones, in general.

Electric motors are the future and I’d prefer if Formula 1 headed in a direction where they can innovate in this area rather than sticking to an engine that is on its way out.

Haven’t read the article because I really don’t care about this idea but how can you call it a revolution? V10 ICE are not new and there’s very little to optimize at this point. It’s a relic of the past and there’s no application for this tech outside of motor racing.

Haha, that’s very accurate.

Uff, watching this race really didn’t feel like time well spent.

It was really underwhelming how uninspired the McLaren strategy was as Palmer on F1TV rightfully pointed out. They really didn’t make it difficult at all for Red Bull to cover off both drivers. And Piastri not getting the chance to attack Max was sad to see. He was faster than Norris at that stage. You can always swap them back if it doesn’t work out.

Because of short term profits.

Interesting, I had a very similar experience. I loved exploring the world, gaining new powers to unlock even more areas and growing stronger along the way. The world felt alive and authentic. Traversal was fun and combat was fair. I also liked how the characters you randomly meet have their own journeys, making the world feel dynamic.

But as the ending approached, it lost some momentum. With such a vast world and so much to discover, getting from A to B to C took time. I never actually finished the game but somehow that felt fine. It was more about the journey than the destination, which is rare for me.

If the initial reviews are good, the sequel might be the first game I buy at full price in a long time.

I actually laughed. Such a sweet summer child…

I’m excited about this and hope he can meet his own expectations.

Preview saved me but nice attempt.

Let them cook.

That was my first thought as well but if you think about it, it’s very much in context with the mutual feeling a lot of people have about the state the world is in right now.

I’m playing this game for the first time right now. It’s safe to say that it captivated me. The world they created is astonishing. Even after well over 50 hours I’m not bored at all.

Your post really captures the beauty that can be found if one takes the time to look. Thank you for your relentless posting!

I really liked the game something like 15 years ago. But it seems like a bad idea to get back into it now with only a few very dedicated players left.

I disagree. Improving an existing concept and changing it to make it more practical or easier to produce for example is innovation.

The examples you gave in the introduction are examples of that: The parts that make an automobile existed when it was invented and you could argue again that it wasn’t a completely novel idea but an improvement of the steam engine and horse-drawn vehicles.

The airplane massively relied on improvements in engine and material design.

Your assessment that innovations used to be completely original in their design and are not any more is a fallacy.

I really like the 3rd and subsequent 4th panel. It would be worse with only three, imho.

I prefer if you refer to procrastination as “working in mysterious ways”. That’s what I’ll do from now on.

What a delightful lemon!