chrisc90 wrote: ↑13 Sep 2024, 20:23
Whats the overall conclusion so far then? Much better balance now? Were the long runs good?
Yes, balance looks good. Can't conclude anything from laptimes, since it was a typical friday with uncertain engine modes and fuel loads. VER and NOR were 'detuning' themselves to lose 0.5-0.6 just in the sector3 final straight alone. Plus, we haven't seen anywhere close to the real pace of McLaren, even in quali sim runs. Overall, from watching the 'body language' of the cars, Ferrari seems best, Redbull looks good, Mercedes/McLaren looked 'fine' , to my eyes.
Sergej wrote: ↑13 Sep 2024, 20:31
So Perez's floor made the car more predictable, was he running the Frenkenstein floor ? or was Max ?
Frankenstein 1 v/s Frankenstein 2.
Both looked well in control (though Max's version was sliding a bit closer to the walls before he could apply throttle on exit) and the 'key portion' of this track - sector2, esp the castle section, with it's quick direction changes, looked "good". Good = It was not wildly understeering like a pig (unlike the past 3-4 races). Not sure whether it would start the same behaviour with full tank fuel in race trim.
ispano6 wrote: ↑14 Sep 2024, 00:00
venkyhere wrote: ↑13 Sep 2024, 19:30
for the first time in months, saw a friday where the Redbull's body language (both, despite the diff floors) looked 'normal, uneventful' (with a tiny hint of understeer I think).
Not reading too much into the times, the only time slice number which looked 'relevant' to me, was the sector2 times - nothing much can be hidden/sandbagged with engine modes or battery level, when in Q run mode in this sector. The car seems to have 're-discovered' it's front end, it was looking "nailed" in those quick direction change corners in the castle section.
There were quite a few moments that Max couldn't make the corner, locked up or had to take the escape road, so I don't think it was as nailed as the times suggest. He also complained of the sun messing up his braking and turn-in point and that could have also contributed too.
Yes, yes. I was referring to the castle section specifically, not all those 90 degree turns where Perez's car looked better than Max's