Ground effect vs modern cars

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Originally Posted by JamesH

Quite. Having more power makes no difference. The cars are limited by grip, not power. In fact, in most corners they are not full (and that applies in any race car not just F1), so increasing power just means they don't press so hard on the go pedal.

Basically you only use more power to make more downforce.
The more power you have the more aero you can pull around with you, at worst just increase the wings angle of attack.