I would add that most people who ask for them to test/return to the Bahrein spec haven't thought that that car is illegal at this point.
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I would add that most people who ask for them to test/return to the Bahrein spec haven't thought that that car is illegal at this point.
If you really look into it you'll realize what a useless stat this is, it doesn't deserve the hype it gotten.KimiRai wrote: ↑23 Sep 2023, 18:47One of the few positive things to comment as of late is the DRS delta is decent at least.
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Then you've taken from us the little we had left and destroyed all of our hopes and dreams... jkscuderiabrandon wrote: ↑23 Sep 2023, 19:11If you really look into it you'll realize what a useless stat this is, it doesn't deserve the hype it gotten.KimiRai wrote: ↑23 Sep 2023, 18:47One of the few positive things to comment as of late is the DRS delta is decent at least.
https://i.imgur.com/leuPAf2.png
Think the tire change hurt them as well. Think the tire wear problem other teams, like McLaren, had was cause the already had more DF than Aston. They just couldn't use it cause the tires would wear out. They now can make better use of their DF during the race and are leaving Aston behind.
I seriously doubt a front wing change makes them 1 second slower than the current second place team. Apart from the off season, can we look at any point and say, AM looks fundamentally faster than before? They've had many races since the front wing change now including a month long summer break. They've had a couple of results like Canada and Zandvoort but at no point have they looked like they've taken a concrete step forward which translates from track to track. Other teams have put out second cars in that amount of time.
Look at how TD039 killed the F1-75. Alonso went from "this is so lovely to drive" to the car looking diabolical. Stroll went from easy Q3s to out in Q1 3 races in a row.
Progress is out of the window. Their car was basically nerfed.max_speed wrote: ↑24 Sep 2023, 04:28They started season great but progress is very less, if they end season on low its not great for morale, loss of momentum and others gaining it can bring exponential downfall next year. Stroll is making matters worse, one driver one car feedback can take you to limited upside, specially when they are chasing top.
Ride height is a very fundamental parameter for a car concept, much more so than the degree to which a front wing flexes. Even then F1-75 was never as bad or lost as much ground to virtually every other team as AM has.
Updated TD39 was about ride height. TD18 is flexi-wings. They had both as a double whammy.peewon wrote:Ride height is a very fundamental parameter for a car concept, much more so than the degree to which a front wing flexes. Even then F1-75 was never as bad or lost as much ground to virtually every other team as AM has.
I think the poor handling has a lot has to do with their upgrades to make the car less draggy. Front wing alone cannot account for that much deficit in my opinion.
The car isn't just poor handling. It's also slow. You can be poor handling and fast (see Mercedes with no rear, and Ferrari with no front).peewon wrote: ↑24 Sep 2023, 05:26Ride height is a very fundamental parameter for a car concept, much more so than the degree to which a front wing flexes. Even then F1-75 was never as bad or lost as much ground to virtually every other team as AM has.
I think the poor handling has a lot has to do with their upgrades to make the car less draggy. Front wing alone cannot account for that much deficit in my opinion.
