Trail of oil coming out of the breather of the Mercedes. Possible turbo failure may be eminent???
Trail of oil coming out of the breather of the Mercedes. Possible turbo failure may be eminent???
It's not how start but how you finish.
Vettel vs Bottas last lap: 1:38.889 (ultra softs. 9 laps old) vs 1:39.656 (ultra softs, 10 laps old)
Ricciardo's car is graining.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Gasly and Honda showing some pace with that new Spec 3 engine.....starting at the back of course.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Seb already showing frustrations
Kimi's current stint on soft's looking good. Hamilton on 9 lap old ultra's slower than Raikkonen (12 laps old).
Vettel getting tense over the radio.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Vettel's stint on ultra softs was ok. Kimi looked quite strong with softs.
Pace-wise, it's hard to say where we are at the moment.
Unless it's strategy... pretending to be in trouble. Remember that Mercs were very hidden till Quali in Singapore. My only concern is that the track is proving to produce a lot of graining effect on these tires. The aggressive choice by Ferrari might come to bite them once more :/
Watching Vettel interview on SkyItalia he looks quite blank/unhappy...
Doesnt look good at the moment. Looks like Singapore again. Cant undestand how we lost our competitiveness since Monza and the cars ar hardly evolved. Both are making small updates not a game changer at all!!????!!!
FERRARI FOR EVER !!!!!!!
Lets see what qualifying brings tomorrow...
Disappointed Since 2010
Can't wait for another shot at both titles next year
"Okay,...Jean is smarter than you....... can you confirm you understood that message" Bernie on the phone to Max circa 2009
Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines - Enzo Ferrari circa 1960
So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.
I don't think Ferrari turned up the engine yet. Hamilton did 33.9 in S1, which is all about straight and two 90-degree right-hand corners. Vettel's best was 34.2 on ultra softs.
Bottas did 32.0 in S2, Vettel's best was 32.1. Ferrari and Mercedes were evenly matched in S3, Red Bull was fastest.
Ferrari seems to be nowhere setup-wise but all can change tomorrow. (Also Mercedes was fastest in speed trap, especially in sector 2).
it has, Merc are buddy buddys with both Charlie/FIA and Pirelli For the past 4 years the deck has been stacked heavily in their favour and it continues.
Ferrari have been fighting an uphill battle for years and just when we get close.. the rug is pulled out from under us and Merc leap ahead again.
if it's not "dodgy" updates, its Pirelli changing the tyre spec to suit Merc.
I honestly don't see this farce changing until the new spec of 2020/21. by then goldenboy will have lucked into more wins/more titles and wiped more of Schumi's records. :(
Barring a series of Messiah-like drives from VET, a couple of DNFs for HAM or divine intervention - or all three - I do not see us winning either title this year.
Bit fed up, to be honest. We have thrown away the realistic chances we did have; mistakes by team and drivers, an inability to keep up development-wise and up against the most organised team, the best car and the best driver of the day.
Oh well, come on Norwich! #OTBC #ForzaFerrari
Trying to be less angry..
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