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Yeah, that's about right. I thought for myself that the Monaco spec would be optimal. I've only seen Singapore spec on the track. Might have a little trouble in the slow corners. But I don't know what the balance is at the entrance to the corners, and maybe that's why the team doesn't use the Monaco spec. But only one practice has been done so far.mwillems wrote: ↑27 Oct 2023, 20:38They have brought the Monaco spec? Interesting. Obviously this is a tricky track to set up for, but whilst the Monaco spec will obviously produce a lot more DF, they don't have a version that has the efficient winglets like Mercedes have. So the concept of the wing is a little "outdated" (I use that term loosely) as it won't be as efficient for the downforce produced, but maybe that is what is required here.LionsHeart wrote: ↑26 Oct 2023, 20:11
So interesting
I still tend to think the Monaco spec will be optimal, but maybe the team wants to test the Singapore spec in thin air and if it performs well, they'll keep it. In that case I would consider the Singapore spec to be high downforce, not medium-high as I believe at the moment.
From what I can see, teams are largely using the same wings they used at Austin, not sure if this implies anything for our final choice.
yes i was watching to see if he pitted after his first push lap on softs, and it didnt appear to me that he did. If you know that for sure then its quite encouraging - plus i imagine that poor engine is turned down quite a bit given its mileage
Concentrating on race pace would be a smart move, with the cars achieving low DF, Deg will play a big part Sunday
I didn't get to watch it unfortunately. I would imagine they've done some long heavy fuel runs and were able to assess the tires properly, as well as looking at the data, and will make the call to try the bigger wing in FP2.LionsHeart wrote: ↑27 Oct 2023, 21:47Yeah, that's about right. I thought for myself that the Monaco spec would be optimal. I've only seen Singapore spec on the track. Might have a little trouble in the slow corners. But I don't know what the balance is at the entrance to the corners, and maybe that's why the team doesn't use the Monaco spec. But only one practice has been done so far.mwillems wrote: ↑27 Oct 2023, 20:38They have brought the Monaco spec? Interesting. Obviously this is a tricky track to set up for, but whilst the Monaco spec will obviously produce a lot more DF, they don't have a version that has the efficient winglets like Mercedes have. So the concept of the wing is a little "outdated" (I use that term loosely) as it won't be as efficient for the downforce produced, but maybe that is what is required here.LionsHeart wrote: ↑26 Oct 2023, 20:11
So interesting
I still tend to think the Monaco spec will be optimal, but maybe the team wants to test the Singapore spec in thin air and if it performs well, they'll keep it. In that case I would consider the Singapore spec to be high downforce, not medium-high as I believe at the moment.
From what I can see, teams are largely using the same wings they used at Austin, not sure if this implies anything for our final choice.
yeah, but what I meant to say is, that there were at least like 1.5s worth of fuel in the car when he did his "hot lap".the EDGE wrote: ↑27 Oct 2023, 22:21Concentrating on race pace would be a smart move, with the cars achieving low DF, Deg will play a big part Sunday
Yer I get that, and it bodes well, thing is, FP1 on a dusty, rarely used track, with odd characteristics is not really a yard stick for the weekend. I think there’s a lot to come from everybody next sessionsearch wrote: ↑27 Oct 2023, 22:26yeah, but what I meant to say is, that there were at least like 1.5s worth of fuel in the car when he did his "hot lap".
Albon didn't stop either though (but did "only" 11 more laps).
It was the same in Fp1 - I suspect it's not a false reality. RB are running quite softly like in COTA, I think to help themselves deal with the kerbs, and consequently are gaining on tractionmwillems wrote: ↑28 Oct 2023, 00:36If we didn't need a reminder that this is a practise session, there was just a graphic up showing "track dominance", between Norris and Verstappen. It suggested we were faster through most the the corners, including several of the slow corners, which I expect not to be the case when we are running at full pace and the setups are dialled in.
Interesting, I had a look at the comparison for FP1 and it's a lot less dominant, with the track being mostly blue, but still the Mclaren looking handy in the corners.organic wrote: ↑28 Oct 2023, 00:37It was the same in Fp1 - I suspect it's not a false reality. RB are running quite softly like in COTA, I think to help themselves deal with the kerbs, and consequently are gaining on tractionmwillems wrote: ↑28 Oct 2023, 00:36If we didn't need a reminder that this is a practise session, there was just a graphic up showing "track dominance", between Norris and Verstappen. It suggested we were faster through most the the corners, including several of the slow corners, which I expect not to be the case when we are running at full pace and the setups are dialled in.
