They're most likely doing higher fuels runs, I find it hard to believe the Merc is now 1.6secs off McLaren on single lap pace and the McLaren 1.1 off RB. We also dint know engine modesmstar wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 17:56that maybe true but when you compare the Aston/Mclaren they seem more fluid cars on the track. The redbull seems the best out on circuit. Sector 2 the merc seems stable but just doesn't have the speed of the others not sure but i hope its massive fuel runs more than other teams.
Russell's last run on the C2 tires where the onboard was shown, it was sparking on the ground but not porpoising anymore and looked stable, something the commentators pointed out
It was less in the race because they had to raise the car or else they would've slammed into the ground too much and worn down the plank.
No times for Max on the C1 I think but he was doing 1:32's - 1:34's on the softer C3
It's a race sim, fuel load goes down as the race sim goes on, every new tire is faster than the older tire from before plus there's less fuel. To hide their performance they went with harder compounds as the race sim went on instead of the more typical "other way around".stonehenge wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 18:24Can someone explain to me why they’re faster on C1 than C2 and faster on C2 than C3? What would be the reason to do higher fuel loads on softer tires and vice versa?
Yup - agreed. Merc is always unknown in tests. On day 3 we can see other teams' race sims and gauge them