And it's not the race engine at the back yet either .. (probably )siskue2005 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 12:48Sector 2 basically 2 long straights and merc .3 off there from Max. This shows they r not running their engine at its full power
We need to know the speed traps. Maybe Verstappen is gaining all that advantage in the corners.siskue2005 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 12:48Sector 2 basically 2 long straights and merc .3 off there from Max. This shows they r not running their engine at its full power
I see your point, but when that sector has 3 corners, you would think if hes making time in the corners, he would be smashing it in sector 3 where there it runs from turn 9 to turn 16 with no straights of any real length. But Mercedes were faster there.pantherxxx wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 13:44We need to know the speed traps. Maybe Verstappen is gaining all that advantage in the corners.siskue2005 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 12:48Sector 2 basically 2 long straights and merc .3 off there from Max. This shows they r not running their engine at its full power
Yes but not all corners are the same. + There can be different ers deployment and different setup. I don't think Red Bull is running a significantly higher engine mode, it would make them no sense to do it, because they have older engines.NathanOlder wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 13:54I see your point, but when that sector has 3 corners, you would think if hes making time in the corners, he would be smashing it in sector 3 where there it runs from turn 9 to turn 16 with no straights of any real length. But Mercedes were faster there.pantherxxx wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 13:44We need to know the speed traps. Maybe Verstappen is gaining all that advantage in the corners.siskue2005 wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 12:48Sector 2 basically 2 long straights and merc .3 off there from Max. This shows they r not running their engine at its full power
Very true, only time will tell, Max was nearly 5 tenths faster than Valtteri in S2. So we can keep an eye on that gap in that sector as the weekend goes on, that way we will get an answer on who is runnig their PU harder.pantherxxx wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 13:59Yes but not all corners are the same. + There can be different ers deployment and different setup. I don't think Red Bull is running a significantly higher engine mode, it would make them no sense to do it, because they have older engines.NathanOlder wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 13:54I see your point, but when that sector has 3 corners, you would think if hes making time in the corners, he would be smashing it in sector 3 where there it runs from turn 9 to turn 16 with no straights of any real length. But Mercedes were faster there.pantherxxx wrote: ↑10 Dec 2021, 13:44
We need to know the speed traps. Maybe Verstappen is gaining all that advantage in the corners.
Ver had ~2 tenths worth of slipstream on his PB behind alonso.
It's a distasteful envelope created by Sky F1 for the Abu Dhabi GP broadcast, that's on topic.
Is it real ? Where did you see it ? On Sky TV ?
He was faster in S2 on pretty much every push lap though