FakeAlonso wrote:I get your point. They were working with this car since last July. They could have easily worked on two specs like redbull. Torro Rosso in the previews races had the most similar exhaust solution as Ferrari and today they were experimenting the Macca way. So don't think they have to make massive changes to experiment. Testing is for this reasons.
I think the F1 system you talk about is hard for Ferrari to justify it self on that argument.
I'm still not entirely convinced that the 2012 regulations even allow for exhaust gasses to bring performance gains. Teams are going through them as if they're disposable, all in an effort to find something that works. That then leads me to believe that
nothing really works.
That said, I'm almost positive that Ferrari's much-discussed move toward a more aggressive car was less to do with the car itself and more to do with the methodology behind its design. After they found the solution that they thought would give them the best chance to succeed, they put all of their eggs in that basket as fast as they could.
Had it worked, Ferrari likely would have been dominant this year, or so they thought, because they'd be that much further ahead of their rivals in terms of development. But, because it didn't work, they've got A LOT of catching up to do.
