Hacker News with Generative AI: Formula 1

Honda's F1 engine technologies that enable >50% thermal efficiency (global.honda)
Rather than being unrestricted, the development of power units for Formula 1 racing is governed by regulations. In 2014, the F1 adopted regulations that restricted fuel flow to a maximum of 100 kg/h to reflect the global spread of increasing environmental awareness. This meant that development had to focus on how to generate the most energy from a limited supply of fuel. In other words, it created an even greater need to pursue combustion efficiency.
F1 subreddit with 4.8M subscribers bans Twitter/X content (crash.net)
An independent Formula 1 subreddit has caused a stir with a bold new plan.
From Pen and Paper to an AI Factory: McLaren's F1 Reinvention (mclaren.com)
AI has enjoyed a rapid rise to prominence in recent years, exploding across the wider world and developing even faster than people’s understanding of how to use it.
Formula 1 Game Retro 90s Mod makes it look uncanningly realistic (youtube.com)
F1 Wing Trick That Helped Oscar Piastri Win the Azerbaijan GP (thedrive.com)
Oscar Piastri’s dominant win at the 2024 Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix can be credited to a variety of factors: McLaren’s comprehensive in-season upgrade packages, Piastri’s cool-headed skill, a helping hand from teammate Lando Norris, and the driver’s executive decision to ignore his race engineer’s request that he avoid overtaking Charles Leclerc. Oh—and a little rear-wing trick that ever so carefully skirts the limits of legality.
Lando Norris driving a 1:1-scale Lego McLaren P1 at Silverstone (lego.com)
We wondered if it was possible to drive a 1:1-size LEGO® Technic™ McLaren P1™ around Silverstone. People said it couldn’t be done.
The other side of Formula 1: Barcelona residents protest for race-car exhibition (elnacional.cat)
Largest model railway launches inductive Formula 1 circuit [video] (youtube.com)