Re: how to remove ice on kerb option
@nicolas1423 wrote:kerbs are not supposed to be slippery
Nope, you can walk on them barefoot in the wet no problem. Going full beans on a 1000HP+ machine in a funny angle and steering lock, that's a different story.
Kerbs do not provide the same grip as tarmac. Even less so than rubberized tarmac on race day. Your flip-flop stickied to it if it is hot enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5wQajhGaeI
Edit: Just so that it doesn't fly over people's head. It is the grip difference between the tarmac in a fast track (as in opposition to a green track) under the full load of a F1 car's downforce capability and the kerbs that is the issue.
You'll see lap times improving just for the extra rubber from FP3 to Q3. That's when these machines are at their best. Going from that special surface to a kerb, grass or painted strip pretty much always makes a difference. It is up to the driver's skill to handle the car in such a way that when the sudden drop of grip happens, its effects do not hurt their trajectory and line.
You do that with your inputs.
