venkyhere wrote: ↑11 Sep 2024, 08:38
My prediction :
- the winner will be one of the quickLarens or LeClerc
- if the track is going to be hotter than it has traditionally been (latter half of the season now, as opposed to 3rd or 4th race in previous years), it will be a race of attrition with rear tyre wear. In which case, I can think of leClerc, Hamilton and Verstappen to drive their cars to 99.99% instead of the usual 99% when the grip challenge isn't as scary (in the race, not talking of quali).
Early weather predictions have this year at 27-28 over the weekend. I checked and last year it was 19 during the race. Unfortunately no other comparables since it's a new time of the year. It's not as hot as Monza but still warm enough that Ferrari's heating issues shouldn't be super prominent. Low 20s is when they started to struggle in previously (e.g. China)
Wow, large change in tire pressures compared to 2023. In 2023, rears were 23 psi and fronts 25 psi.