What If Formula 1 Had No Rules?

What if there were no rules in F1? How fast could the cars go? What would the engineers change? And could the drivers actually survive?

F1 or motorsport with no rules, is something that engineers dream about, and the questions have been asked before.

But there must be SOME rules… there must be somewhere for the driver to sit, there must be four wheels, the laws of physics must be followed, and the car must be optimised for lap time around a Formula One circuit - like Silverstone or Spa.

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[Ra]

292 mph = 469.92 km/h; 310 mph = 498.89 km/h for 94.7% of the world’s population

[QwoaX]

What if F1 had no rules?

"This Sunday is a great day for F1 as only five drivers have died in today's race."

[StratoFear]

I’m glad that racing organizations make sure the rules of physics are followed

[jonpearsonbiketester]

My 11-year-old just looked at this video title and said: "If there were no rules, I'd start 0.5mm from the finish line in a big, wide truck and win ..."

[ldcommando]

This is why Group B rally was legendary. "Rule 1). Have driver. Rule 2). No maiming spectators (optional)."

[chchtl]

"Engineers added lightness" is a funny quote 😂
Car too heavy? Just add more lightness

[alexonstott]

Another cool thing about the skirts: they were inspired by birds. the unsealed edges cause a bit of a vortex effect around the sides of the car which speeds up the air over the sides of the car and reduces down force. In the same way, the tips of a bird's wings cause a bit of a loss of lift due to the same effect, water birds gliding close to the surface will dip the tips of their wings into the water to seal off the air flow and make it easier to stay up. Engineers at lotus noticed this and applied it to the car. It was very effective and also almost immediately banned lol.

[NotHumanPerson]

i just cracked up "added lightness"

[Centauri]

To deal with the G's we have two options. 1) Gimbal seet that rotates to optimize the angle the Gs are felt at. 2) Its no rules dummy! Loose the dead weight and have a computer drive the car.

[TrevorDennis]

Something I'll never forget is when Sammy Miller brought his high speed record attempt motorcycle to my motorcycle club at Southend in Essex UK. He said that the brakes were useless at high speed as they would slow the bike for a moment before fading to nothing. He no doubt used the standard bike brake shoes (this was before disk brakes). So what he did was to simply sit from behind the faring, which apparently created huge drag slowing the bike to a point where the brakes would work, at around 80mph. I just looked Sammy up and was pleased to see that he is still alive aged 91.

[oscarcano]

That dog at 7:03 was faster than that car😂😂

[EyesOfByes]

You forgot to mention specifically why the iDR won Pike's Peak: altitude oxygen density no concern

[ThunderChunky]

"very aerodynamic looking"
Spat my drink out.

[BOF]

I was just asking this question 5 mins ago and this video appears! Perfect timing

[rubenbernardino]

This video makes a very effective lesson on race car aerodynamics. Kudos to the creators!

[TheGreatAtario]

Things possible when there are no rules:
• Remote or computer driving, eliminating the cockpit entirely
• Turret to blow opponents up
• Declaring that this spot from my laser pointer is actually my car

[rossrreyes]

1:04 ‘the very aerodynamic looking Head of Exterior Design’ 🤣😂🤣

[kentwright]

Absolutely awesome video!!! Great use of vintage video!

[gregcarbonimaestri]

Thanks for using the Italian TV MIVAR in this video, I miss it very much. It was an amazing brand.

[yuh-fvds]

I genuinely think a no-rules racing series would be fantastic and would accelerate innovation that could trickle down to road cars. The only problem is that there’s no way to guarantee a safety standard .