Well done to Carlos!. Hopefully he is on top of the game like this on many more remaining circuits.
Any idea on where we are in race pace ?scuderiabrandon wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:05No further action according to Chris Medland
Thats P1 and P3
LEC lost it in T7 (Lesmo 2)
SAI very clean weekend so far, looked more comfortable all weekend.
Charles confirmed it was his choice to go out first, which cost him pole for suree. Very close and good to see both drivers competitive. Hope we hold up in the race.
It is in this thread I believe. No ones race sims were really long. I don't know if there is any data from FP3 though. Charles looked very strong in the long runs on Friday.jambuka wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:11Any idea on where we are in race pace ?scuderiabrandon wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:05No further action according to Chris Medland
Thats P1 and P3
LEC lost it in T7 (Lesmo 2)
SAI very clean weekend so far, looked more comfortable all weekend.
Charles confirmed it was his choice to go out first, which cost him pole for suree. Very close and good to see both drivers competitive. Hope we hold up in the race.
dude, perez will lose position to albon 100% and then be stuck behind him for half the race until pitstops, and if that doesn't happen he'll be stuck behind russell (merc in his hands is actually not a bad car this weekend - see Rus outqualify Per) and before he'll trouble any ferrari it'll be race over.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:21Good job by Sainz, Leclerc was less comfortable the whole weekend, all 3 were great on the final lap. It will be very hard to keep Perez off the podium tomorrow, but maybe the stars can align for Ferrari'double podium at home. Max winning is the default setting, so it may be worth lowering the expectations on that...
This is a pessimistic perspective. I do not expect Ferrari to mount much opposition tomorrow.Juzh wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:41dude, perez will lose position to albon 100% and then be stuck behind him for half the race until pitstops, and if that doesn't happen he'll be stuck behind russell (merc in his hands is actually not a bad car this weekend - see Rus outqualify Per) and before he'll trouble any ferrari it'll be race over.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:21Good job by Sainz, Leclerc was less comfortable the whole weekend, all 3 were great on the final lap. It will be very hard to keep Perez off the podium tomorrow, but maybe the stars can align for Ferrari'double podium at home. Max winning is the default setting, so it may be worth lowering the expectations on that...
I doubt even verstappen is able to overtake any ferrari on track unless they hit serious trouble with tyres, they have 4-5 kmh like for like advantage on straights and are decent trough corners, not that much slower than Max. It'll all be done trough pitstops/SC/other stuff, but not on track. In any case Ver will have at most 2-3 tenths on them in pure pace, if that.
Will be interesting to see what the improved ERS does for Ferrari. 0.1s/lap from ERS is an eternity and here is pretty critical. If Ferrari can start the race a bit lighter thanks to the new ERS software they might even have a chance to make the race interesting for some laps, but Max and RBR just have the ability to push the car to be 0.5s+/lap faster for 5-10 laps to be in a comfortable position and then chill.Juzh wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:41dude, perez will lose position to albon 100% and then be stuck behind him for half the race until pitstops, and if that doesn't happen he'll be stuck behind russell (merc in his hands is actually not a bad car this weekend - see Rus outqualify Per) and before he'll trouble any ferrari it'll be race over.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:21Good job by Sainz, Leclerc was less comfortable the whole weekend, all 3 were great on the final lap. It will be very hard to keep Perez off the podium tomorrow, but maybe the stars can align for Ferrari'double podium at home. Max winning is the default setting, so it may be worth lowering the expectations on that...
I doubt even verstappen is able to overtake any ferrari on track unless they hit serious trouble with tyres, they have 4-5 kmh like for like advantage on straights and are decent trough corners, not that much slower than Max. It'll all be done trough pitstops/SC/other stuff, but not on track. In any case Ver will have at most 2-3 tenths on them in pure pace, if that.
That's overly dismissive of ferrari's form on this track imo. Undercut will work if race is a "normal" one while overcut I don't believe it can work. Tyres are one step softer this year, right?AR3-GP wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:44This is a pessimistic perspective. I do not expect Ferrari to mount much opposition tomorrow.Juzh wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:41dude, perez will lose position to albon 100% and then be stuck behind him for half the race until pitstops, and if that doesn't happen he'll be stuck behind russell (merc in his hands is actually not a bad car this weekend - see Rus outqualify Per) and before he'll trouble any ferrari it'll be race over.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 17:21Good job by Sainz, Leclerc was less comfortable the whole weekend, all 3 were great on the final lap. It will be very hard to keep Perez off the podium tomorrow, but maybe the stars can align for Ferrari'double podium at home. Max winning is the default setting, so it may be worth lowering the expectations on that...
I doubt even verstappen is able to overtake any ferrari on track unless they hit serious trouble with tyres, they have 4-5 kmh like for like advantage on straights and are decent trough corners, not that much slower than Max. It'll all be done trough pitstops/SC/other stuff, but not on track. In any case Ver will have at most 2-3 tenths on them in pure pace, if that.
Verstappen can always perform a simple under/overcut as needed if stuck.
If he leads that is.