Oil partner’s job will likely be one of the key points/differentiators. As far as I remember (if the reports were true) Shell was ahead of others before the further development of fuel and oil has been frozen two years ago.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑04 Feb 2024, 15:44There is little reason to expect any current manufacturer will have loads of issues with 26 PUs, ICE is basically the same architecture and the difference will be the fuel. Oil partners are working on that for a while already and no reason to expect any of them will have too much trouble. The most important aspect will probably be establishing the right harvesting and deployment strategies in the race, when to safely harvest on the straights and when to use full power.
RBPT and Audi, on the other hand, will have their work cut out. I'd bet RBPT will be ok in terms of outright power, but will suffer with reliability in 26. Audi will likely be reverse, or suffer on both fronts.
In other news, Marko is himself again of course
https://www-formulapassion-it.translate ... r_pto=wapp
So Marko actually sees the threat in Leclerc, unsurprisinglyRegarding what the Hamilton-Leclerc dream team will be, Marko has no doubts: the Englishman will be the favorite to start . The #16 will be "ahead on the flying lap" , but as far as the championship is concerned, Hamilton will be the horse to bet on. According to Marko, the Briton is better than Leclerc in the race and "will also establish himself politically as Ferrari's global superstar"
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh, okAR3-GP wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 19:58You can't see how Bono benefits Lewis at Ferrari?mstar wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 19:38Bono be little use as last race is in December new car is good enough done and dusted and leaves him little time to get up to speed. and this also excludes gardening leave so maybe won't be able to start until Jan/feb 2025. Only way he can do this is to resign and do his gardening leave while lewis is racing and another race engineer takes his place? Correct me if I am wrong, but I can't see how bono benefit lewis in his first season until very late. He have to get up to speed In like weeks and he has family too so it's hard for him to integrate quickly.
Bono is Hamilton's right hand on the track. He is Hamilton's "translator" if that makes sense.
This is LeBron to the Lakers. Both parties know why and what they are there to do. I don't see the issue. By the time the contract is over, Lewis will be ready to go home.Chuckjr wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 23:33
No matter how you slice it, unless Lewis wins big and convincingly with Ferrari, it will be akin to Brett Favre becoming the face of the Dallas Cowboys having never won a Super Bowl for them. And in the same way, there are not many Brett Favre fans in the Cowboy fan base and so won’t be welcoming to a guy that brings further discord to a team. Lewis will want equal face with Ferrari and losing to his team mate or driving a slow car will bring upheaval to this fragile situation juggling two HUGELY fragile personalities: Ferrari and Lewis.
Gravy trained championships? Come on, let's be better than that. He was still the 2nd best driver on the grid last year, at least in my opinion.Ferrari certainly didn’t need to put this much money and sell their soul to a guy in the twilight of his career who gravy trained some championships. Come on man. This is a really bad idea from Ferrari.
I'm implying it's pyschological warfare.
What is this instead of thing? Charles when asked said it would be great to have Lewis on the team to learn from him. Imagine that, the guy everyone says cracks under pressure and is "win-or-bin" would ever benefit from a guy who was going to win the WDC after a classic old style battle until FIA decided to play their games.jambuka wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 00:28Lewis doesn't lose anything. He has already been losing for the past 2 years. If he doesn't win at Ferrari he doesn't care. He joins Vettel, Alonso... Ferrari on the other hand is stupid to sign Lewis instead of develop Charles and make him a champion. There is no doubt Charles is going to get overshadowed by Lewis(not necessarily in driving, but just the media circus around Lewis). I wish Charles exits at his 2 year mark and joins a team who actually wants to win and not just increase the brand.
Exactly what I think, and already said so couple of days ago. Do they want to be seen like a hungry team or a golden retirement home...
I think that even though Charles has shown improvement in that regard he still condemns himself way too harshly in situations he makes mistakes which puts extra pressure on him.jambuka wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 00:28Lewis doesn't lose anything. He has already been losing for the past 2 years. If he doesn't win at Ferrari he doesn't care. He joins Vettel, Alonso... Ferrari on the other hand is stupid to sign Lewis instead of develop Charles and make him a champion. There is no doubt Charles is going to get overshadowed by Lewis(not necessarily in driving, but just the media circus around Lewis). I wish Charles exits at his 2 year mark and joins a team who actually wants to win and not just increase the brand.
It will certainly be a delicate situation but I think this is an opportunity for Charles. He has to show that he backs himself no matter the circumstances and isn’t willing to sacrifice his ambition for a championship. I do see him as slightly more likely to “play the team game”, which might put him at a disadvantage sometimes. My hope is that he’ll see this as a chance to learn all he can from Lewis and grow from it.AR3-GP wrote: ↑05 Feb 2024, 23:38Deep down most people know that signing Hamilton is at odds with Leclerc but have no choice but to see the silver linings because most people are Ferrari fans, not driver fans. Even Leclerc is in this position. If he isn't disgusted by this signing, then he doesn't want to be a winner (which is something I have said in the past, that he may be too complacent and too much of a pushover for success).
With that said, Hamilton to Ferrari is exciting because we rarely get to see such big moves. Can't see how Leclerc fits though. As you said, Ferrari want Hamilton to get a title. This will only come at Leclerc's expense. Hamilton isn't coming to Ferrari to play a supporting role. It's like the finger wag all over again. Charles you will have to wait your turn (2028).
Leclerc doesn't need to be teammates with Lewis Hamilton to learn from him. All team radio is available on F1TV. Onboard footage of every pole lap and race lap that Hamilton has ever driven in addition to telemetry is available to him with the help of Ferrari data engineers.dialtone wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 00:42What is this instead of thing? Charles when asked said it would be great to have Lewis on the team to learn from him. Imagine that, the guy everyone says cracks under pressure and is "win-or-bin" would ever benefit from a guy who was going to win the WDC after a classic old style battle until FIA decided to play their games.jambuka wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 00:28Lewis doesn't lose anything. He has already been losing for the past 2 years. If he doesn't win at Ferrari he doesn't care. He joins Vettel, Alonso... Ferrari on the other hand is stupid to sign Lewis instead of develop Charles and make him a champion. There is no doubt Charles is going to get overshadowed by Lewis(not necessarily in driving, but just the media circus around Lewis). I wish Charles exits at his 2 year mark and joins a team who actually wants to win and not just increase the brand.
EDIT: Nico "same machinery" Rosberg won a WDC in the team with Lewis. I would say LEC should be able to match that bar to be considered a great.
While I agree with your assessment, perhaps Ferrari (and Charles) believe that he will perform better if he shares the spotlight with Lewis (or relinquishes it altogether).AR3-GP wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 02:51Leclerc doesn't need to be teammates with Lewis Hamilton to learn from him. All team radio is available on F1TV. Onboard footage of every pole lap and race lap that Hamilton has ever driven in addition to telemetry is available to him with the help of Ferrari data engineers.dialtone wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 00:42What is this instead of thing? Charles when asked said it would be great to have Lewis on the team to learn from him. Imagine that, the guy everyone says cracks under pressure and is "win-or-bin" would ever benefit from a guy who was going to win the WDC after a classic old style battle until FIA decided to play their games.jambuka wrote: ↑06 Feb 2024, 00:28Lewis doesn't lose anything. He has already been losing for the past 2 years. If he doesn't win at Ferrari he doesn't care. He joins Vettel, Alonso... Ferrari on the other hand is stupid to sign Lewis instead of develop Charles and make him a champion. There is no doubt Charles is going to get overshadowed by Lewis(not necessarily in driving, but just the media circus around Lewis). I wish Charles exits at his 2 year mark and joins a team who actually wants to win and not just increase the brand.
EDIT: Nico "same machinery" Rosberg won a WDC in the team with Lewis. I would say LEC should be able to match that bar to be considered a great.
I don't think Lewis is going to spend any tutoring Leclerc and telling him any tricks of the trade. They are still rivals. Hamilton is not coming to Ferrari to support Leclerc. He is only an obstacle with his own mission.
What made sense for Leclerc alone was to keep Sainz. What made sense for the brand of Ferrari was to take Hamilton, regardless of any consequence to Leclerc.