organic wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 20:39
At Ferrari, the approach is pragmatic and conservative because the SF-23 is not showing as much as it did at the factory. Meanwhile Red Bull denies using more conservative ground clearance. Qualifying analysis.
Shiieiet..
Correlation issues?
Ferrari didn't come to Bahrain to win,but with an objective that was to maximize the result of this race because, as Vasseur put it, "the world championship cannot be won in Bahrain" . A progmatic and conservative approach, the result of a car that is not showing the same performance on the track as seen at the Maranello simulator . The front is missing and at least four tenths, at least in Bahrain.
Not only the underateer but four tenths. That needs to be fixed before they can properly develop, surely?
Direct link to article:
https://www.formu1a.uno/ecco-perche-in- ... in-difesa/
Sounds to me like combined time "available" with better working front and actually used new rear wing. There really isn't anything complicated enough with the front wing aerodynamically that can cause a loss of 4 tenths alone, rules simply don't allow complex geometry anymore. What can happen is as we discussed, a bit too much flexing at medium-high speed corners, resulting in slight loss of downforce.
This slight loss, however, could potentially cause balance issues and lead to other setup compromises and that could maybe grow to 4 tenths. To me this sounds not only plausible, but maybe even slightly too optimistic, as this is a loss that can be recovered quickly, just like they announced already.