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Hoping that major updates don’t upset car balance or the team’s understanding of it. General trend this season has been of other teams stumbling after planned upgrades, likely because there are no major changes left to discover, only clever and minor refinements - in other words, the concepts have matured and the ceiling is close. I have faith, but I will continue to be nervous until the post-summer updates are validated on-track.
I've been watching Verstappen's wide line in turn 1 and wondering why he chooses it (better on the tyres for later in the lap?). Seems like Piastri's more traditional apex gives a better exit.
I don’t know the distances but I believe it’s the 4th longest run down to turn one
On the second thought, our pace seems really at the top. Even if we lose a position or two at start, we could get it back. I just hope Max doesn't go Mad Max style and ending the race for our boys at turn 1. Fingers crossed
According to the racefans.net it is 618 meters https://www.racefans.net/f1-information ... formation/
If my memory serves me correctly, the length of the main straight is 900 meters, from the starting straight to the first turn about 600.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella is surprised over how a brake drum hole “escalated” to become a major Formula 1 paddock talking point, after Red Bull allegedly raised the alarm.
- #AMuS reported that Red Bull had spotted a brake drum hole on the McLaren MCL38 which needs to be covered after practice to comply with the regulations, but McLaren and another team had not re-covered them at recent races.
- The holes were said to have been re-covered by tape at the Austria and British rounds, with Stella confirming to Sky F1 that McLaren turned to that tactic.
- Stella validated talk that the FIA had been in touch to clarify that the holes needed covering, with Red Bull reportedly having alerted the governing body, fearing an extra cooling mechanism was being created against the regulations.
He said, “Actually, this matter is very simple. This is a hole to access a sensor and we got the clarification from the FIA that this hole is not allowed and we just taped it. It’s a very, very simple matter which for some reason seems to have escalated to become a topic in the paddock. But nothing of that kind.”
VIA: [PLANET F1: https://www.planetf1.com/news/mclaren-e ... 3pq7y2i7Ug]
