Max Verstappen fought his way up from third on the grid to take victory at Miami. The Dutch Red Bull Racing driver was joined on the podium by Leclerc and Sainz, making for a third double podium of the year for Scuderia Ferrari.
It wasn't too different to the various Indycar street races. The Miami track is quite a bit wider in places than a lot of the Indycar street tracks.
RedBull has the strength of making the tires last even with lower downforce setups, making them strong in race pace and mighty during direct fights. Alfa had great pace even though they had a top speed deficit. The higher drag really hurt McLaren: they had decent pace, but were completely unable to pass the slower cars in front
+100 they both not relevant and also not interesting seeing their queen behaviour, it is a blessing Mercedes finally not in the game anymore, let McLaren take over that role, Norris is a fine chap and fits perfectly with Max, Charles and Carlos and not being a diva.
The general opinion is that RB18 produces more downforce from the floor than any other car on the grid and hence, runs less wing and overall lower drag which boosts straight line speed.F1DataAnalysis wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 23:59RedBull has the strength of making the tires last even with lower downforce setups, making them strong in race pace and mighty during direct fights. Alfa had great pace even though they had a top speed deficit. The higher drag really hurt McLaren: they had decent pace, but were completely unable to pass the slower cars in front
I’d say the Indycar street tracks have far more character than this new build at Miami Gardens. You really can’t compare Indycar and F1 attendances.JordanMugen wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 22:47It wasn't too different to the various Indycar street races. The Miami track is quite a bit wider in places than a lot of the Indycar street tracks.
Indycar were racing at Alabama the week before on a permanent road track with nice scenery -- but the crowd there was minimal, so it is not like racing at permanent circuits is the answer in all cases.
The knock-on effect is that RB18 suffers from more sliding in the tighter slower corners and are more susceptible to graining and tire degradation when they are pushing. I expect that the RB18 will suffer a lot in the following two races.silver wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 07:04The general opinion is that RB18 produces more downforce from the floor than any other car on the grid and hence, runs less wing and overall lower drag which boosts straight line speed.F1DataAnalysis wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 23:59RedBull has the strength of making the tires last even with lower downforce setups, making them strong in race pace and mighty during direct fights. Alfa had great pace even though they had a top speed deficit. The higher drag really hurt McLaren: they had decent pace, but were completely unable to pass the slower cars in front
F1 is racing at a permanent venue at COTA for a decade already.Mogster wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 08:23I’d say the Indycar street tracks have far more character than this new build at Miami Gardens. You really can’t compare Indycar and F1 attendances.JordanMugen wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 22:47It wasn't too different to the various Indycar street races. The Miami track is quite a bit wider in places than a lot of the Indycar street tracks.
Indycar were racing at Alabama the week before on a permanent road track with nice scenery -- but the crowd there was minimal, so it is not like racing at permanent circuits is the answer in all cases.
As I said earlier I would like to see F1 race at one of the permanent US venues, Watkins would seem to be the most suitable. Liberty don’t seem interested in a US event at a traditional venue though.
No, it wasn't .. but let's just quit draggin' up old s*** just for the sake of it.Tvetovnato wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 19:04That is in a massive tow nonetheless. In qualifying it was around the same amount as the advantage Red Bull are currently having.langedweil wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 18:39Look, it was 27kph in the overtake on Norris without DRS, 20+ to Ver ...Tvetovnato wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 14:32Yeah right. And Verstappen was a whopping 60 kph faster than anyone on the straights in this race.
At least be serious…
That's data, not an opinion, and therefore serious I guess ?
He could have, but I reckon it would have been a trackposition issue then ?Aesop wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 19:54He could have pitted before Russel. Hè was the lead driver at that point.langedweil wrote: ↑09 May 2022, 02:37Yeah, start on hards and wait until a SC happensGrizzleBoy wrote: ↑08 May 2022, 23:23
Was there something Lewis could have done to stop Russel getting a lucky free stop?
I agree .. the post-race room breaths chillness, these guys (Per, Nor etc including) are all open and just about racing ..epo wrote: ↑10 May 2022, 00:42+100 they both not relevant and also not interesting seeing their queen behaviour, it is a blessing Mercedes finally not in the game anymore, let McLaren take over that role, Norris is a fine chap and fits perfectly with Max, Charles and Carlos and not being a diva.
Also do you guys just love the after race experience, seeing Max, Charles en Carlos just chill after the race ? I only remember Hamilton with Max and Vettel or Rosberg or Alonso that was always a anti-climix, guess who is gone now..
