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Wonder if the upgrades have changed the traits of the car and if so how and by how much?
Ive noticed the car being a looser on the rear end as shown by Lance spinning and Fernando with that uncharacteristic wall hit. Compare to the start of the season when it looked absolutely planted when Stroll drover around the outside on Sainz at the hairpin in Jeddah.
Tyre patch and aero platform control is the basics of F1. I feel that the AM has great front mechanical grip along with a nailed down rear. Canada always has that weird Monza-like tradeoff for drag and rear DF. RedBull Ring should allow a more specialized setup.peewon wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 21:33Ive noticed the car being a looser on the rear end as shown by Lance spinning and Fernando with that uncharacteristic wall hit. Compare to the start of the season when it looked absolutely planted when Stroll drover around the outside on Sainz at the hairpin in Jeddah.
Maybe the quest for reduced drag has come at the expense of some downforce but they feel it provides more balanced performance race to race. Whats interesting is that suspension seems to be a key area for gains as Newey was heavily overseeing that for RB and Merc's jump has also coincided with an updated front suspension, albeit along with a slew of other changes.
That Max and Lewis smile is gold. Neither respects Perez. Didnt Lewis once say that you know the car is fast when you have Perez on your tail?
Might have changed with the upgrade but front tire wear was a problem in Spain.Zynerji wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 21:40Tyre patch and aero platform control is the basics of F1. I feel that the AM has great front mechanical grip along with a nailed down rear. Canada always has that weird Monza-like tradeoff for drag and rear DF. RedBull Ring should allow a more specialized setup.peewon wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 21:33Ive noticed the car being a looser on the rear end as shown by Lance spinning and Fernando with that uncharacteristic wall hit. Compare to the start of the season when it looked absolutely planted when Stroll drover around the outside on Sainz at the hairpin in Jeddah.
Maybe the quest for reduced drag has come at the expense of some downforce but they feel it provides more balanced performance race to race. Whats interesting is that suspension seems to be a key area for gains as Newey was heavily overseeing that for RB and Merc's jump has also coincided with an updated front suspension, albeit along with a slew of other changes.
Lots of low speed traction zones in montreal. You can easily give a little to much throttle, spin the rear wheels and slide out.peewon wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 21:33Ive noticed the car being a looser on the rear end as shown by Lance spinning and Fernando with that uncharacteristic wall hit. Compare to the start of the season when it looked absolutely planted when Stroll drover around the outside on Sainz at the hairpin in Jeddah.
Maybe the quest for reduced drag has come at the expense of some downforce but they feel it provides more balanced performance race to race. Whats interesting is that suspension seems to be a key area for gains as Newey was heavily overseeing that for RB and Merc's jump has also coincided with an updated front suspension, albeit along with a slew of other changes.
Indeed, Max and Lewis reaction speaks volumes. But you take the negative side, I´ll take the positive, both of them respect Alonso so much they know if his car is close enough, he can beat anyonenapoleon1981 wrote: ↑20 Jun 2023, 03:22That Max and Lewis smile is gold. Neither respects Perez. Didnt Lewis once say that you know the car is fast when you have Perez on your tail?
Don't know about Max's pace, but the 22 laps behind Hamilton ruined any chance Alonso had. Also, the difficulty Alo had overtaking Hamilton, I doubt an overtake on Max would have been possible in any scenario.f1universe wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 05:50max_speed wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 02:27I am sure aston threw away a win. Alonso had to pit 2nd time a bit early to cover hamilton and when he came on hards. Game was on. He was closing in and gap went down to 3.9 from 5.5 seconds and 25 laps were left. I felt thats it day is here then came dreaded msg to lift & coast and alonso said on radio let me know when can go full again want to win and then they kept nursing till 9 laps were left. Seriouslyyy looks like procedure error they must have under fuelled him. Opportunity wasted but alonso covered the team well in interviews
I doubt it, Max had more pace for sure.
If Australia this year doesn't count then it would be Qatar 2021.
It's likely they haven't fully optimised the car yet as Krack says after the upgrades.peewon wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 21:33Ive noticed the car being a looser on the rear end as shown by Lance spinning and Fernando with that uncharacteristic wall hit. Compare to the start of the season when it looked absolutely planted when Stroll drover around the outside on Sainz at the hairpin in Jeddah.