Could cars be designed to collect rain and tyre spray into a rear-end device where it stays put adding weight over rear wheels?
well a litre of water is approx 1 kg, so to add 10kg of weight you would need 10 litres. That's a big bucket! Plus it would unbalance the car, move around, and the aim of F1 is to be as light as possible, otherwised they would just stick paving slabs in the gearbox.
They could then release it when the track dries out on a corner like 130R to screw over the cars following them.
We established that there is no point in being lighter if you add ballast (where you want) to meet the regs. So with a one-way valve and a distribution device to spread the load of water - it wouldn't swish around (like in fuel tanks). Come on guys get creative !!!
AG - I like that - and you could start with a little oil in the device, to improve the skid potential. James Bond here we come.
Haha! I love this idea. Fantastic lateral thinking Bergkamp! Oddly enough, the rearward change in balance is exactly what many drivers prefer for wet conditions. This is particularly true of drivers like Alonso, whose preference is for a very solidly 'planted' rear end, preferring an early turn-in to coax the car through a corner with 'see saw' understeer. Now, how to keep it at a predictable quantity and from sloshing about is another thing altogether. Over to you, Adrian Newey…
Hahahaha! Yes, I didn't think of this Glorious idea. You know what? Bernie might like this idea in place of his sprinklers. Racing with weapons as well as DRS 'power ups'; we are fast approaching real-life video gaming!
