I didn't mean to act as a princess Doom here, just pointing the somehow usual occurrence with Ferrari this season.bluechris wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 20:27Let's wait for the qual before we dig them 2 meter's underground, can we?IntrinsicVoid wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 20:25The typical premature positive comments from FP1/2 being thrown in the water after FP3.
Prediction came through, but they're fighting with Aston for 4th and 5th.ringo wrote: ↑04 Jun 2024, 15:23The Redbull has a straight-line advantage over the Mclaren and Ferrari. This track has a lot of straights right after the low speed. We saw how the RB20 pulled away from Norris at the start in Imola. We also saw it's strongest pace in sector 1 in Monaco. The bumps at CGV are also not really bad and never created a setup compromise such as tracks like COA.bananapeel23 wrote: ↑04 Jun 2024, 10:12Remember that CGV isn't quite a typical track either. Unless it has been resurfaced it's very bumpy, albeit mostly on the straights. Red Bull might have to make some setup compromises if their drivers (or their backs) can't handle the bumps on the straights. Remember that the Canadian GP was the one where porpoising and bouncing was at its very worst in both 2022 and 2023 and where certain drivers (primarily Mercedes) legitimately suffered from severe back pain to the point of struggling with day to day life.
Basically I think Spain will be the first "true" test of the viability of the Ferrari on a normal race track where none of the top teams will have to make setup compromises and where McLaren and Red Bull are both expected tpo be very strong.
The curbs at the straight sections are also quite flat. We have a few higher curbs in the chicanes, but these are more or less low mid speed corners.
I see SF-24 being a distant third and fighting with Mercedes.
Probably tyre temp related
