WRC Croatia Rally 2021

**TypeR** · 21st April 2021, 18:30

It's getting funny and ridiculous at the same time..

**mknight** · 21st April 2021, 18:36

You haven't seen much F1 aero during some specific periods?

**TypeR** · 21st April 2021, 20:00

Originally Posted by mknight

You haven't seen much F1 aero during some specific periods?

Yes, I have.
Can't compare them tho.. Even with all the aero, same lap conditions and stuff, F1 times may differ 0-2s per lap.. whereas in rallying fast and aero demanding stages are won without bumpers and other aero pieces..
250+km rallies are finished with less than 10 or 5secs.
Such really small(yet expensive) fin aeros could work only in perfect/,,tunnel'' conditions..
But engineering to the max!

**Franky** · 21st April 2021, 20:28

Originally Posted by mknight

You haven't seen much F1 aero during some specific periods?

I've had a feeling since beginning of this generation that it's like off-road version of DTM.

**Kaps** · 21st April 2021, 20:44

The ceremonial start is tomorrow at 18:30, and the start of SS1 is on Friday morning, at 08:39.

So, I presume they go from the ceremonial start ramp straight back to the service park?

**mknight** · 21st April 2021, 22:00

Originally Posted by TypeR

Yes, I have.
Can't compare them tho.. Even with all the aero, same lap conditions and stuff, F1 times may differ 0-2s per lap.. whereas in rallying fast and aero demanding stages are won without bumpers and other aero pieces..
250+km rallies are finished with less than 10 or 5secs.
Such really small(yet expensive) fin aeros could work only in perfect/,,tunnel'' conditions..
But engineering to the max!

Your post:
a) Aero doesn't matter/makes only tiny difference
b) Rallies are won by tiny differences

See the issue?