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Rain guard test to be conducted at Silverstone

racer.com F1 to test rain guards at Silverstone

The FIA will carry out a test of a proposed solution to reduce spray from Formula 1 cars and improve the chances of racing in heavily wet conditions following the British Grand Prix. As Pirelli is …

Formula 1 @lemmy.world Rain guard test to be conducted at Silverstone

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Do we have any hints as to what these might look like?

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- I assume like fenders on a bike for example?
  
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  They already have those stupid looking things over the front wheels, might as well put them back over the back too.
  
  Hell by 2030 it’ll just be LMPH3. I shall miss open wheel racing.
  
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- Similar to Formula E Gen 1 I reakon
  
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If it allows us racing in the rain instead of red flagged races or that two-lap circus at Spa in 2021, I’m all for it!

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- With Spa it was not just the spray, but also a lot of standing water. So it will help, but not in all cases.
  
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exciting, but we have to keep in mind that it won't completely eliminate spray as the floor and diffuser also kick up some

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I'm excited to see what they came up with. It's a very good solution.

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