1. It was probably forced as part of the secret settlement. Which is why Merc backed out of the protest because they were guaranteed at least 2 more championships with the engine feeeze.
2. It has been said before, but I will remind you of how hard Italy was hit with Covid; especially the North. Opening the factory was not feasible.
~FORZA FERRARI~
Yes but as not officially punished by a governing body it's just social media, fans having a go. Officially being called out on cheats affects share price, Ferrari has more to it than just F1 so share price is very important. Also why the top brass went over Wolffs head to Merc boss to shut Wolf down in the Ferrari protest he organised and subsequently pulled out. Probably why he is so peeved. I still am hoping engine has been dragged into line with others and the draggy concept was made with the 2019 engine in mind. If so great gains can be made with sero alone.
Todt the legend clearly worked for Michael full time , at the time, not Ferrari. I believe he will do anything to keep Ferrari out of WCC. Michael retired with Merc, so will Todt. Wheel to wheel combat , not with teamate , will be the way Ferrari comes back as long as they can get near the front. Ignoring Binotto's interviews is also very important. Seb seems to be trying hard to win. Charles is doing his job regardless of all the bad reports on the Ferrari car itself. Drivers do count.
Rest in Peace Leza, you were a true warrior...
Engines are just like human heart, doesn't matter how much light and fit you are, if the heart can't pump enough blood you are going to fall.
Aero upgrade alone can't make up 7 tenths deficit on the straights, they can reduce the drag a bit, but it's not gonna make up for the lack of engine power. And it also doesn't matter how much downforce they are gonna add, if the car is going to lose 7-8 tenths because of the lack of power.
Awe... triggered much?
Merc kept working and brought upgrades. If you want to win, you do what it takes.
strange thing is, I have relatives in northern Italy. Not one of them was affected by the virus, nor do they know anyone who was.
wow, they should consider themselves lucky then. In Bergamo northern Italy 60% of the residents have developed antibodies as one of the first cities beeing heavily hit by the outbreak. italian researchers linked the fast spread of the virus with the bad air quality/polution in industrial hart of Italy. At that time, with limited knowledge about the virus and beeing located in the outbreak area I think it was the right call to shut the factories. Anyway, my 2 cents on the current form, we can only hope we get the Aero working and sit it out.
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https://youtu.be/jWkZm7rkVB0
Speed difference:
Straight 1: before the 100 meter board, SF90 330 kph, SF1000 312 kph
Straight 2: before the 100 meter board, SF90 329 kph, SF1000 313 kph
Straight 3: before the 50 mete board. SF90 329 kph, SF1000 314 kph
So combining the speed-gap, We have lost 1.4-1.6 seconds on the straights, but gained around 0.5-0.7 seconds through corners.
The big question is, was it known (back then, almost 4 months ago when these decisions was made) if non-surgical would have helped stop spreading the virus. Is it now? Are elderly people really save when wearing a face mask? I personally don't think so, hence it doesn't eliminate the risk of beeing infected, it only reduces the risk.
Even today there are still questions about the use of these non-surgical face masks in the whole EU.
So if masks don't work, why are people wearing them?
Ever heard of doublethink?
1- we need masks to protect us from the virus so everyone needs to wear a mark
2- masks are not effective in protecting us so we need to distance and keep things shut down
The virus is real enough, the reaction to it was the biggest fraud ever perpetrated.
Others worked and brought updates during the "shut down", Ferrari was left holding the bag. A car that was already sub-par remained so while those ahead kept improving.
some say that wearing a mask all day long weakens your immune system.
I'm no doctor, I wonder if there's a medical doctor among the members here who would have an opinion.
So last year's engine innovation was worth .5-1 seconds a lap. So I estimate the bspec can bring AT MOST .5 seconds. So in my opinion best case, and this is what I'm hoping for, we can put up a fight with Red Bull in Hungary.
It would be great if we could replicate Alfa's top speed (which is in line with the SF90) without sacrificing cornering speed (downforce). We'd be in line with Merc if we pulled that off. But I wouldn't hold my breath.
Nice work on the numbers btw.
Any time you prevent your body's immune system from doing what it's designed to do, it becomes weaker. It works through being constantly bombarded by pathogens, it develops antibodies by fighting them off. Think of it this way, what happened to native people in the New World when Europeans arrived with pathogens their immune systems were not prepared to work with?
Plus, wearing a mask reduces O2 levels below the 19.5 OSHA standard and prolonged wearing of masks reduces origination levels in the blood. http://scielo.isciii.es/pdf/neuro/v19n2/3.pdf There are a bunch of videos showing how O2 levels in the blood don't drop by wearing a mask, the funny part is that none of them take time into account. Yes after 10 minutes it's okay, what about 6 hours?
It's freaking difficult to find the "clean" downforce these days. Floor is heavily regulated, which is the main part to create a cheap downforce. You can't use exhaust fumes, no flexi bodywork is allowed... We would have to come up with something revolutionary to gain cheap downforce, as every other thing you can do with the car is just creating a dirty downforce and finding the ballance. You can see, when looking at the bodyshape, that all of the top teams have similar shapes. They are all on the limit and there are just tiny differences. Matter of tenths. And to gain a full second... wow, that would have to be huge.
"If he can't do it with Ferrari, well, he can't do it." - John Surtees
I can't really understand the Token system. So we spend 2 tokens to improve the engine?
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