who cares if drag and downforce are in the ballpark...there is more than one ways to skin a cat as one of our respected forum members says...
It obviously seems to work for them.
Just an illusion:matt21 wrote:Could this be some kind of opening or is it just an illusion?
I'm pretty confident that we're looking at the same triangle here – look how they join onto the top surface of the floor, and then onto the turning vein. And yes... it's from above, that's because it points partly upwards.matt21 wrote:But in this picture you look from above.
Maybe we need this in a different angle and bigger.
Did they state that during practice? I didn't get to watch, just saw live updates.JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:Mercedes are running fat on fuel.
Makes me optimistic...although the car looks badly out of shape in some corners.
Not in the end of practice as that was lighter fuel loads.dren wrote:Did they state that during practice? I didn't get to watch, just saw live updates.JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:Mercedes are running fat on fuel.
Makes me optimistic...although the car looks badly out of shape in some corners.
So not looking too promising for the race? I think Ferrari and Mclaren have the edge and then Red Bull.Ferraripilot wrote:It's not difficult to tell they are on fat fuel. One thing is for sure, Schu is definitely quicker than Nico on heavy fuel. Schu's top speed times were also substantially higher in all sectors except S2.
For some reason S3 is nasty for this car as all the top runners are at least half a second quicker. The hairpin at turn 10 was good for W02 but everywhere else was ragged there. I think this shows W02 has fantastic mechanical grip but lacks aero particularly at the rear.
I agree sector 3 was terrible for both, but surely with "fantastic mechanical grip" It would be the best part of the track for them as it is has the slowest speed corners.Ferraripilot wrote:It's not difficult to tell they are on fat fuel. One thing is for sure, Schu is definitely quicker than Nico on heavy fuel. Schu's top speed times were also substantially higher in all sectors except S2.
For some reason S3 is nasty for this car as all the top runners are at least half a second quicker. The hairpin at turn 10 was good for W02 but everywhere else was ragged there. I think this shows W02 has fantastic mechanical grip but lacks aero particularly at the rear.