Originally Posted by
nani_s23
Lap time comparison, #BahrainGP FP2, 2023 vs 2022:
-3.051s Aston Martin
-2.046s Williams
-1.710s McLaren
-1.709s Haas
-1.402s Alpine
-1.365s Alfa Romeo
-1.096s AlphaTauri
-0.986s Mercedes
-0.860s Red Bull
-0.656s Ferrari #F1
Clearly Ferrari & RB are carrying Sandbags
As far as Ferrari is concerned, even if this was representative, we can still be title challengers over the course of the season because being about 2 tenths slower than the championship favourites is basically what we were in 2017.
What makes me hopeful is that the car is already quite fast even when it is a piece of work to drive which means that there is plenty of room for improvement with the base already being pretty strong. We should've been worried if the car was already comfortable to drive because that would mean we already maxxed out it's potential. I remember David Coulthard saying something to this effect.
"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance." - Michael Schumacher
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