At worst I believe we are the second fastest team behind RB, which I don't like at all
If you ask me it's pretty close and as it is now it really looks like Max VS Lec. I'm not at all confident that we will come on top .Max is also there and he also seems to put very good laps at ease qualy and race mode !!!! Right now I think that Max will be P1 for 0,1/0,2. But if we actually have a bit more from the engine (more from Honda) then it could turn the order and Lec take P1.
It's a bit encouraging that we came this close with pretty much the launch spec. And according to Binotto we have focus on in season developments . So this is pretty good!!!
FERRARI FOR EVER !!!!!!!
Hamilton top speed was 289kph. They are still sandbagging and they are absolutely pathetic for it.
Some conclusions
1.We dont know engine modes or fuel loads
2.Ferrari and Red Bull the most easy cars to drive
3.Ferrari powered cars are up there so thats something quite encouraging.
4.Mercedes looks to struggle in real.
5.Porpoising is still there for everybody.
6.It looks quite difficult for Mclaren and Aston Martin,quite well for Alpha Tauri and Alpine.
Ferrari have more up there sleeve 100% no need to show off just yet,yes definitely a red bull vs ferrari sandwich coming it called a Charles and sainz combo with fries.
There is no reason at this point for sandbagging.
They are actively trying to find a set up that works for him and fails. If everything else fails they will have to resort into giving him the setup George has found , that is if that setup is better than the one he has at this point.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
There is no reason at this point for sandbagging.
They are actively trying to find a set up that works for him and fails. If everything else fails they will have to resort into giving him the setup George has found , that is if that setup is better than the one he has at this point.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
Very encouraging FP1/2 for both drivers and the F1-75 looks to be pretty promising, but despite the coloured line on the front wheel shields (white for Charles/yellow for Carlos), I still wish we could have the white numbers back, the darker matt red and black numbers makes it harder to identify them on track. Hope the rest of the weekend goes our way.
to my humble opinion i am considering 4 scenarios:
1) they have a more powerful engine
2) they have less drag
3) we are indeed running in a lower engine mode as mentioned on the above posts
4) i have read somewhere that they managed drop some kg from the car since Bahrain test so there is the possibility they are just lighter
point 1 will be worrying, point 3 will be encouraging, points 2 and 4 i wont worry too much, as they are relatively an "easier" fix.
in order to check the engines we have to access to GPS data from each one's Q3 fastest lap. more details will emerge coming into the first 4-5 races mark, so anything said at this point is just hypothetical.
As already said, they are clowns. They are clowns, supporting arguments, but when the deal changes, they are naked. As already said, they will now explain to us with cheek the opposite of what they said before. As long as we're dumb enough to give them importance, they'll keep their place under the sun.
it almost makes me want to put the sound back on sky for the next race, just to hear some of them sink into their stupidity
Last edited by Gilles; 18th March 2022 at 18:11.
Understood and great post. You are correct on post 4 but I honestly don't know how many kg they dropped from tests to Bahrain to make a comparison but you are correct that they are lighter.
RedBull have also introduced a suspension to counter the porpoising effect and both Max and Checo have these suspesions on their cars currently.
It's not how start but how you finish.
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As i said , looks like Max is in front ,both qualy and race pace.BUT Lec is very close behind and if tomorrow we can make (from engine,bit better set up?) a small step forward compare to Max, then he will be on top again both qualy and the race.
According to both Lec and Binnoto ,indeed we have some pace reserved , the question is how much is this compare to RedBulls
FERRARI FOR EVER !!!!!!!
Does anyone use F1TV Pro to watch the F1? I just finished the practices (had to stay late at work) and there was just an official F1 comentary with no option to chose SkyF1 which was the comentary used in recent years. Is there a way or did they drop it? I am freaking furios right now.
"If he can't do it with Ferrari, well, he can't do it." - John Surtees
I use F1TV Pro, it defaults to their own commentary, they seem to have dropped the pit lane channel. Sky is under the international coverage option, there are buttons on the right hand side you want to pick the 2nd from the top for Sky.Screenshot from 2022-03-18 19-25-28.png
Qualifying is important.
But race pace is even more important as is tyre degradation.
So, a front row start is great but it's only that, a start. So, let's see.
I am cautiously optimistic
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