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>I personally don't like the Monaco GP due to how big the cars have become making it (nearly) impossible to pass.

Believe it or not, a modern Formula 1 car has basically the same footprint as a Chevrolet Tahoe

A 2022 Formula 1 car was 5.5 meters, and 2.0 meters in width. Or 11.00 m². By comparison, a 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe is 5.35m in length, and 2.06m in width. Or 11.02 m².

Sure, they only weigh 800kg (1760lbs), but we're basically racing full-size body-on-frame SUVs at this point. I guess we can be glad they're not yet the size of a Suburban, but yikes.



Do you have comparison figures to the F1 cars in the 80s or 90s?


Michael Schumacher's 2000 Ferrari F1-2000 was 4397mm x 1795mm, or 7.89m².

Michael Schumacher's 1995 Benetton-Renault B195 was 4350mm x 1990mm, or 8.66m².

Ayrton Senna's 1988 McLaren-Honda MP4/4 was 4394mm x 2134mm, or 9.37m².

Niki Lauda's 1977 Ferrari 312T was 4143mm x 2030mm, or 8.41m²

Jim Clark's 1965 Lotus-Climax 33 was 3604mm x 1650mm, or 5.95m².




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