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Originally Posted by steveaki13
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Back to sweet memories ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
But Ferrari's chief designer James Allison certainly knows, how to make tyres work in hot conditions. He did that in Lotus as well!
Though good news is that Ferrari is going well in the wet as well. Certainly did in yesterday's qualifying. While Lotuses used to struggle in the wet.
I walked away from the tv when it began... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
I´very glad for Ferrari and Sebastian, you did it on merit! Kimi, what an incredible race, if only you had started further up.
Mia, where have you been, you have been missed ! ;)
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Ferrari had real pace today. Without that cut tire in the picture, Kimi was easily at least fighting for the podium as well. Vettel really didn't even have to push that hard IMO, as he had control of the race fairly early. I think the safety car helped Lewis and Nico quite a bit, though it obviously helped Kimi as well.
This is what we need for a good season. It not only helps Ferrari and the fans watching the front, it shows the "best of the rest" that it's possible to overcome what was considered complete domination by Mercedes. And if at least two teams are dicing at the front, it often slows them down and lessens the gap to the rest of the field. With pressure teams make more mistakes, and strategy calls often have a larger chance to turn hero into zero, or the inverse. It's seeming as if Ferrari is better with their tires, and that can be a huge advantage when it comes to strategy. I hope this keeps up, as I'm tired of watching a two person race for the WDC, even after just a season.
I hope you enjoyed your cricket match, because you picked a day that made you miss a really good race. And I couldn't agree with your last statement any more than 100%. The transparency is amazing with the haters and fanboi's.Quote:
Originally Posted by journeyman racer
Surely Alonso must be feeling gutted, now that Ferrari have improved so much after he left. He seems to have a history of moving teams at the wrong time. Is Alonso being advised by a poor manager or was the decision to leave Ferrari made by himself?
From what I've heard, which is basically hearsay, I think it was more like he made demands to Ferrari that Mattiacci (or the team as a whole) wasn't willing to accept. I've also heard that failing to keep Alonso was one of the reasons why Mattiacci got axed, but I don't know whether to believe that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultima
Anyway, it looks like Mercedes has the best car with Ferrari a close second, so if McLaren is still nowhere by the end of the season, you can expect Zo to rue what might have been had he stayed with the Italians. Assuming that he isn't ruing his decision already, of course.
Given the thumping they handed out in Australia, Mercedes probably thought they might have a chance to sweep the board this year.
Watching Australia, the Mercedes really did make it look way too easy. How did that kind of advantage disappear in two weeks? If Ferrari can maintain this kind of form we are going to have a great championship.
Good race, lots of battles on track.
I wonder if, while Alonso is the best driver in the field (I think my opinion is held by the majority), his off track decision making is not as great. Seeing Ferrari win the season after he leaves, when his McLaren bit the dust must have made his weekend a very frustrating one.
People are soo exited about ferrari. I think the sfetycar made a huge difderence. And favor for ferari to win. Luck and they have a good pace but wont outrun the silver arrows that easily
I think too that the safety car helped Vettel. The Mercedes cars pitted after only 5-6 laps out, while Seb stayed out, gaining a considerable position advantage. Having said that, considering how Mercedes cars struggled with tires at the end of stints, I think Vettel would have given them a headache as is even without safety car.
Overall, great race. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Seeing Red Bulls lapped by Vettel was priceless. And when was the last time when both Red Bulls finish behind Toro Rossos?
If I had to bet I'd place money on Mercedes resuming command in China. The problem is that Ferrari were less than a tenth off pole in the wet and then won the race in the heat. Two very different sets of conditions. I haven't seen Mercedes allude to it but did they compromise their race setup in order to cover potential wet weather? That would explain why the Ferrari, possibly setup for the dry, was so competitive in the race. But wouldn't that have compromised their qualifying pace?
I think it's probably safest to say that a combination of Vettel really liking Sepang, the F15T being gentle on it's tyres and Mercedes getting their strategy wrong led to the Scuderia pinching a win. As happy as that makes me I'll take it as a bonus in what looked like it could have been another win-less season.
I think you're underestimating the leap forward that Ferrari have taken here over the winter. Even if you look at the times they were doing in Australia after they cleared the Williams, they were very comparable to Mercedes. Ferrari themselves said that they would have been 15-20 seconds up the road from where they were had they not been stuck behind the Williams. There isn't much difference between wet and dry set up nowadays anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkmoon
As for qualifying, Vettel's laptime was set on a much dryer track than Hamilton's lap. Hamilton's lap really was something else for the time it was on. He would easily have improved on that had Nico not blocked him on his second attempt. He didn't pull it together then for his final run
A clearer picture probably won't present itself for another couple of races but I am not too convinced that Mercedes have a huge advantage. They may have an advantage in qualifying but certainly not as much in race trim.
Needless to say. When I found out Vettel had won, I was surprised. So obviously, something must've happened. It's knid of weird though. That's Vettel's first win since 13. So he's gone a whole season without a win. But it doesn't feel like he's gone through a drought. It's reminded me of when Raikkonen won the 07 AGP, his first win for two seasons. It didn't feel like a drought had been broken as well. It was just normal. Funny how that happens with some?
Well, it was alright. But considering that I'd have preferred to see NZ win and they didn't, it was a little hollow.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Mate. There'll be a race in a couple of weeks. There'll be a MGP next year (Or maybe not, the way it's going?) Cricket WC is once every four years, and it was the first time in Melbourne/Australia for 23 years, and the first time I could go. For those reasons alone, I would've missed the AGP for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Well. You let 'em go as long as they keep up their façade. But once they turn, you get the artillery ready!Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Sounds like a sensible analysis though I do think "circumstances" came together for Ferrari to win this race. And that hot conditions naturally suit them better. Ferrari may not be miles behind on other circuits, but Mercedes is still the favourite to rack up the majority of wins this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Knight
Ferrari did a nice step forward and VET was definitely a surprise win. Mercedes , especially HAM, struggled to get the car set up optimally (ROS claimed that he had better pace).
The extreme heat really did a number on the Mercs tires, conversely Ferrari who struggle still a bit to get their tires into the optimum operating window, benefited from the extreme weather.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season unfolds.
Ya''awl boys are going to be owing me a lot of USDs before this season is over.Quote:
The team have added an additional vortex generator (marked in green) to the outer shoulder of the sidepods upper surface. The vortices generated by these devices help to keep the airflow attached to the sidepods surface where it then feeds the rear of the car and diffuser.
Changes have also been made to the airflow conditioner that sits alongside the sidepod (blue) with its base moved further forward on the floor, aligning it closer to the bargeboard ahead. Owing to this the airflow conditioner shape has changed to accommodate it, with a large curve allowing a now straighter upper section to occupy a similar position.
These changes are aimed at not only increasing the performance of the airflow moving around the sidepods undercut but also protecting this flow from the front wheels tyre wake.
The additional space now available on the outside of the floor has led the team to mount a detached floor scroll (yellow) astride the normal scroll on the floors edge. This will assist in both energizing the flow travelling around the sidepod and blocking that flow from the front tyres wake.
http://www.grandprixtimes.com/news/display/10082
Probably by Monaco. :vampire:
This boy never bet you a thing :cool: You just promised to give me wads of cash if Mclaren fail to podium dawg. :angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
I don't think you understand how the F.A.M. operates! :smokin: