In the members area you asked me: Would Ayrton Senna be able to win with a current F1? This question made me think about the differences in driving between current F1 cars and those of the late 80s and early 90s… and I can tell you one thing… it’s very different! #formula1 #motorsports What a great idea you’ve given me! There’s a lot of talent in the motorsports world in the members area. And I’m really looking forward to this video… and I can tell you that we have a guest… our “HERMETIC TABLE”, who will be present at the conclusion for the first time. Become a member of this channel to enjoy benefits: / hermetic garage But let's start at the beginning! The principle is very simple and also indisputable: Ayrton one because, I'm going to give you a "spoiler": Today's Formula 1 cars are easier to drive than the F1s of those years... I think that Ayrton's genius would have stood out in F1 between 1950 and 2023... Let's put "buts" in this video! And Rodrigo more than ever is going to be "the voice of the people" today. And what will more than one wonder? Well, how the hell do you know how an F1 was driven in the 80s-90s and now because... you haven't tried any. You're absolutely right. I have tested single-seaters relatively close to an F1, but this is not my argument. My arguments are two: The first, as the French say that sell very well, "metier" or trade; The second is engineering knowledge… Today’s F1 cars are heavier, they have more efficient aerodynamics, more rubber in contact with the ground and more progressive engines, much more so now that they are hybrids… And all this is noticeable… Don’t you believe me? Look at the images, for example those of the Great Ayrton Senna in which he is literally fighting with the steering wheel and those of any driver today, who only makes sudden movements at specific moments to “hold” the car. That is the result. Let’s go for the cause, see how the factors I have told you influence. There are “weighty reasons” that are a “salad of figures” we will tell you about in our “Hermetic Table”. But I will give you a fact: A current F1 weighs the same as one from the 90s in which we carried 3 passengers… can you imagine? A heavier car is less efficient… and also less agile, you can't be constantly correcting, because the inertia is much greater… And also, the F1s are much bigger… Let's talk about aerodynamics. The first F1s with ground effect and the famous "skirts" that dragged along the ground, had a brutal ground effect… but they were tremendously complicated to drive… Why? Let's go to our "Hermetic Table". The 2023 F1s have a more progressive ground effect, because they don't have the famous skirts and because they are still bristling with spoilers… A car literally glued to the ground is more forgiving of mistakes, but at the same time, they require more "orderly" driving... with less improvisation and less steering. The increase in tires, especially the diameter of the rim, but also its diameter and width, has made the F1s faster. I insist a lot on the increase in width and diameter, because both things are important… and to show you, let's go to our "Hermetic Table". I think it is unnecessary to say that, once again, a car with more rubber is more “tied” to the ground and needs and demands, once again, a more… orderly type of driving, without sudden steering wheel movements… except to avoid disaster. Also, in a purely thermal engine for high competition, the power is very high and the useful rpm band is very narrow. With hybridisation this has changed, the regime is not so critical…. A new help for the drivers. I have said that today's F1s are easier to drive than the F1s of the 80s and 90s and it is not true, the truth is that they are… less difficult! Because driving an F1, as I always say, fast, in the traffic of a GP and “on the black” is something within the reach of very few. Winning races, very few and winning world championships, can be counted on the fingers of one hand, at most “on the hands” the drivers in the world capable of winning a World Championship. Car of the day. I recently tested a BMW M8 Competition, big, heavy, very powerful and extremely efficient… if you drove smoothly and in an orderly manner… well, like a modern F1 car, with all due respect.