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I don’t really see the point of this. It’s just adding complexity for the sake of it. As far as I can tell when you change gear it just changes some software parameters, there are no physical gears. Yet there’s a clutch and the ability to stall?

    • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago
      1. they aren’t
      2. most teams are using a sequential which is basically an auto with flappy paddles or a up down lever. You ain’t using a clutch except to get into first.
      3. because it’s a driving aid and people don’t like that shit. ABS is about the only aids people accept.

      I don’t care if you’re fucking max verstappen, you ain’t shifting faster than a Porsche or Ferrari DCT.

    • Fetus@lemmy.world
      32·
      1 year ago

      No drag racer ever used a powerglide? And would you really consider F1 cars to be manual?