So, the fact that those other teams that dominated during “X Era” didn’t have the capability to continue that domination afterwards is Mercedes problem? Mercedes is where it’s at because unlike others, they have managed to maintain the status of Top Team regardless of changes in regulations... Everyone has had a chance to catch them and they simply can’t do it... You say that is because of the PU remaining constant? That’s the best thing that can happen to other teams since eventually they all converge and last season, even the likes of Renault and Honda were there or thereabouts with Mercedes in terms of power with Ferrari (although with suspected tactics) was superior... Ferrari had the chance of finally breaking the streak of Mercedes in 2019 (and in my view also in 2018) and didn’t took advantage of it due to their own mistakes.TechAddict wrote:F1 might always have had a dominant team, but it almost never ended by other teams doing better, so plesse stop with that statement. Williams in 90, new regs. Ferrari in 00, new regs, red bull 10, new regs. Mercedes would never have caught up with RB if the V8 were still arround, and Vettel would be 10 WDC. No one would have liked that. I will not take anything from Hamilton, he is awsome, I will rater have him breaking all the records than Vettel, but I even sense he would like to compete on a more level playing field.foxmulder_ms wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 20:04
That is not F1. F1 has almost always had a dominant team. There was few years as exception. With regards to the last 4-5 years, other teams have to do a better job than cheating (Ferrari) or designing cars only good at single type of circuits (hand stand Redbull). If 2 year old Merc (RP) can beat the new Ferrari and Redbull that is not Merc's fault.
F1 is demonstration of bleeding edge of tech + strategy + great driving + some luck.
Great driving is part of F1, not the whole.
It is a "team" "motor" "sport".
FIA have tried a lot, but I do not even think budget caps or similar will change much, MB are so fare ahead that they can sleep one year and still win. I love the things they invent (in the interest of the sports innovative history) DAS, FRIC, burning oil. I even like Ferrari for trying so hard to be competitive, OK they did not stay on the right side of the rules, but that does not mean that the fuel flow trick was not inventive and impressive. But DAS could just as easily have been unlegal. Now it isn’t, but as long as we have the tires we have now and more importantly the PU system, no one but MB will be WCC. So 2022 is the best chance in many years. I just think they should look equally at regulating mechanical suspention parts as aero. I think many underestimate how goon MB are in that area. I drive KZ2 gokarts myself, and getting on the throttle early in corners or even on kerbs wins you a lot of laptime.
You talk about 0.010 gaps in Formula 1? Please tell me when that was a reality? I still remember Prost lapping not once, but twice every single other car in the field up to P6 and that was 3 decades ago... There have always been strong / top teams, midfield teams and backmarkers and that won’t change anytime soon (although, with as prohibitive in terms of innovation as the 2022 rules apparently are, this might help).
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