Then we could just simulate the race based on the cars' and track's mathematical parameters, and then CGI the whole thing in Unreal Engine, and watch it in the Metaverse. No need for actual cars or drivers anymore.
Edit to add: you also need a lot more than multi axis simulators for acceleration. A centrifuge providing multiple Gs, for example, is a very different feeling from from being tilted backwards in a simulator.
If risk was the point, people wouldn't be expending so much effort to make racing safer.
And trust me, most drivers do not have a death wish. It is all about figuring out how to learn to drive as close to limits of traction as possible without crossing it.
I appreciate people trying to make it safer, but if they ever make it safe I’ll probably take up bullfighting.
$ python3 compute_probabilities.py
$ Winner: Max Verstappen
Thank you for joining this F1 season, what an exciting year this was for the sport.
They're just a super expensive video-game.
Every sport uses “dry practice “ anyway. So you argue like punching bag is useless because it does not punch back boxers still do that.
Hamilton was very outspoken that he dislikes the sim that it doesn't really make you a better F1 driver.
F1 drivers are good at motorsport because they've been driving in motorsport since they were 5 years old so they built decades of muscle memory on the real deal learning to feel the car with their butts, not because they play the sim all day, otherwise every Gran Turismo fan would be driving in F1.
I really like Hamilton and somewhat dislike Verstappen but I think Hamilton is wrong here. Of course physical practice is better, but surely there are some worthy drivers with access to sims but not karting at a competitive level that may be found by sim racing. Plus one can do both, and plenty of F1 drivers claim sims make them better.