The Blue Angels don't even wear G-Suits. Conditioning and knowing how to fight off blacking out goes a long way. Mark
Dont be obstinate Im talking about racing. What G forces do we think are possible to achieve with traditional gear (rubber wheels) ?
There has to be some accommodation to safety. Drivers will push the limits "to death" -- literally. There was nothing inherently wrong with the Group B cars. But they were running them on the same stages that challenged earlier 100 HP machines. Like flying a helicopter in a closet. (A bit like Monaco in F1.) A number of drivers refused to go Group B. But there were those, convinced of their own immortality, who pushed to the limits. And too many died trying.
What kind of F1 would that be? Excessive speed would not add anything to the sport, but would chase the spectators away; there would be nothing to watch. The jet age killed air racing; the public cannot follow aircraft battling at Mach 3!!! The same will happen if F1 racers lap circuits at incredible speed. Apart from safety concerns, the FIA has to keep the show attractive to the punters.
If G becomes a real problem (which it isn't) then there are numerous ways to handle it. This is a total non story. Car speed will be controlled by regulation long before G becomes a real factor.
This is all Bs..F.1 was never phisicaly as hard as in the early 80s....81 and 82 were the worst years ever, and back then the drivers didn't had half the preparation this guys have right now...remenber, besides huge g-forces they had no suspension and i mean no suspension, because they were so stiff the drivers couldn't feel them working, i remenber Gilles saying he had trouble seing because of trepidaion inside the car..and of course, back then tracks weren't as smooth as today, remeber that cars were so fast trough corners that most teams did without front spoilers!!
You should actually watch some Blue Angel flights, they aren't sustaining those moves for two and a half hours. 30 seconds or so of physical hell, followed by a rest, repeat a few times, and done. They aren't at those sort of G's for much more than a lap or two of a F1 car. The F1 guys are going lap, after lap, after lap.
