I still think Ferrari bet their money for wet Qual. The car wasn't accelerating the same as the others so i assume it has more downforce.
We will see tomorrow, Montreal is a track that you can pass so im optimistic.
Mercedes has been promising their silver bullet and touting their points of downforce observed in the wind tunnel for years now, to no effect. They do not underpromise-overdeliver … no way.AmateurDriver wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 23:10What is more pissing off, it's the team itself that can't Keep their mouth shut despite the scarcity of truly valuable results. This team is all marketing. And now let's welcome Mercedes in the club of the underpromisers-overachiever. Let's start to adapt to idea of finishing 4th in WCC.
Leclerc did set a purple sector 3 in Q2 I think though, so the car isn't THAT slow.
That really doesn't stand up to scrutiny. They've more or less maximised the results possible with the pace of the car all season. They wouldn't be so close to the lead of the WCC if not. I'm very disappointed with the result today - especially the pace of the car - and irritated that they failed to make Q3 when it was clearly possible, but that doesn't equate to what you're saying.AmateurDriver wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 23:16Come on. Not even the likes of Haas or Sauber Are so inconsistent, so unreliable. They keep on failing to maximize every other race, and always in different ways. They are creative in this respect.f1316 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 23:11I don't really know what it means to say they're not serious. Of course they're serious, it's not just a laugh for them. They did make a mistake today but generally this has not been the case this year. Again, I'm more worried about the inherent pace of the car - I hope they, at least, understand what's going on there.AmateurDriver wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 22:58
It's not that they --- up. Fact is is that they never know. This team is not serious. I have been insulted here for saying that but I definitely rest my case.
main problem was that they had only one set of new softs left for Q2, I'd say.
Yeah, the fans are a bit reactionary. Ferrari has generally been pretty good operationally this year. I reckon they've been second best. The mistakes they have made this season have been pretty impactful, but they've rarely been the types of mistakes that leave you absolutely dumbfounded. They have rather been reasonable gambles in scenarios where the alternative choice wasn't obviously better, like pitting Leclerc somehwat early in Miami or going for the new softs early in Q2 because they believed there would be rain later in the session.venkyhere wrote: ↑08 Jun 2024, 23:26I can't believe how this thread goes from "wow best car, best team, best drivers" to "shitbox car, foolish team, terrible drivers" with one good weekend or one bad weekend. It's cartoonish, the swing factor I have seen in this thread. Jesus, guys. It's one bad weekend. Some car setup issue. Happens with any team.