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Originally Posted by Noah930
A question for Captain: Why not make F1 cars smaller? We see the comparative diagrams of how cars have gotten so much larger over the years. But what if the regulations forced the cars to be smaller? Wouldn't that somewhat decrease their speeds (smaller cross-sectional area, but offset by less aero surfaces & less tire)? Smaller size should make passing on the increasing number of street courses easier, right? Or would driver safety suffer due to less crash protection? Or does the FIA/Formula 1 not really care?
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I suspect much of it is just American road cars. Crash protection. To get the driver low enough, feet protected behind the front wheels, and room for the engine, transmission MCU, electric motors and a few thousand sensors and batteries, that have to be that size.