https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-h ... on-927190/“It was the wrong move, wrong decision, it was the wrong move to drive alongside him and hit his tyre,” said Vettel.
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Valtteri Bottas has won the Austrian Grand Prix, head lead the race virtually from start to finish. It wasn't all that straightforward however, with Vettel threatening to pass in the closing stages. While the Ferrari driver settled for second, Daniel Ricciardo completes the podium after fending off Lewis Hamilton on a charge.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-h ... on-927190/“It was the wrong move, wrong decision, it was the wrong move to drive alongside him and hit his tyre,” said Vettel.
The primary battlegro... erm, I mean thread for that was closed. Does today's driver's conference present enough of an incentive to open it back up so we can keep it out of the race threads?
The points that you make there, and in the rest of your post, are entirely correct. Indeed, tyres out of their ideal working temperature will lead to less grip anywhere. The extra weight of a car is a minor effect, though, because it means Mercedes have/had less ballast to play with, in order to balance the car, but that will affect the handling and the subsequent effect on the overall grip of the car will be smaller than, say, the tyre factor. Unless they had a car over the min weight, then, that would be around 0.3s for an extra 10kg.Phil wrote: ↑06 Jul 2017, 11:04IMO that conclusion only holds true if the PU was in fact inferior. Ringo has been arguing for months that Ferrari have matched Mercedes (except for perhaps in qualifying) and the coincidence with the 2nd oil tank is too big to ignore. Then there are also the factor of the tires. The tires may be a bigger factor in slower corners (mechanical grip being key there), but don't underestimate the effect of not getting tires into the correct temperature range. Tires outside their ideal range will lead to less grip which will also have an effect on the cars performance through fast corners. In other words, you could have the car with the most efficient and effective downforce, but if the tires are not in the correct range, another car with less downforce could still achieve higher cornering speeds.
Yes. Imho there is plenty of evidence out there of the contrary and, when I have time, I'll look for them and share it here.
What? weather predictions suck,
you just like watching Mercedes AMG GTs huh?Vasconia wrote: ↑07 Jul 2017, 08:20What? weather predictions suck,
I really wanted to enjoy a wet race, I guess I shoud wait until Silverstone or Hungary, with some luck.
What?
