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Yea I agree, I think they’ll be P3 in the constructors after Monza, hopefully we will be close behind in P4....
To me, it looks like temperatures and tyres are the factor of fluctuating results of all midfield teams at the moment. Even Alfa Romeo looked racy today, and we know they are far at the back and not very competitive.ScottR267 wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 16:45Lando made the best of the situation in the end. Another lap or two and it could’ve been a lot better but hey that’s racing. We’re the new sidepod vanes used this race? If not let’s hope they deliver some lap time for future races alongside other updates as appears other cars are developing a slightly faster pace than us.
No, the new deflectors weren’t on the car todayScottR267 wrote:Lando made the best of the situation in the end. Another lap or two and it could’ve been a lot better but hey that’s racing. We’re the new sidepod vanes used this race? If not let’s hope they deliver some lap time for future races alongside other updates as appears other cars are developing a slightly faster pace than us.
What got me was the shaking and bowing of the head When watching those Ferrari’s get mauled on the straights
The problem is that margins are microscopical. Today P3 and tomorrow they can fall to P6. The good thing is that even if they fall to 6th by the end of the season they wont be losing a huge amount of reward money since this year the overall prize money fund will be tiny and future fund will fall only for 1 percent per place.
Bragging rights are priceless thoughproteus wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 16:52The problem is that margins are microscopical. Today P3 and tomorrow they can fall to P6. The good thing is that even if they fall to 6th by the end of the season they wont be losing a huge amount of reward money since this year the overall prize money fund will be tiny and future fund will fall only for 1 percent per place.
It's not stupid. It's a cost saving thing. Just imagine the cost of 2 xtra cars and transport to every race. It would likely mean an even larger gap between the have and the have nots.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 15:09Well it's a long season that reminds me of last year. We also lost a lot of points from badluck last year otherwise we could have cleared that 4th place faster. Remains to be seen. I am still confident on the team that we will outdevelop both Renault and Racing Point. I don't count Ferrari anymore since they seem to have raised a white flag for this year.
Seeing his future to come in 2021...I have allways thought his Ferrari switch was a bit of a d*ck move to Mclaren, especially since Zak saved him from the market and took him into his team. He could have been Mclarens next Mika Hakkinen perhaps.
He tends to run a little more DF than Sainz. you can see that in thier times in the fast sectors @ tracks. It's also why he tends to have better tire life and more speed at the end.chrisgr wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 15:40And what troubles me more is that he is not improving a bit. Every race its the same thing. The question is can he improve?101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 15:16Norris race starts are just awful. Great initial getaway and then just isn’t ruthless enough. So frustrating!!
I meant it was stupid on the fact that Sainz had to retire from the race and he had a good chance to gain a lot of points today.diffuser wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 16:55It's not stupid. It's a cost saving thing. Just imagine the cost of 2 xtra cars and transport to every race. It would likely mean an even larger gap between the have and the have nots.Darth-Piekus wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 15:09Well it's a long season that reminds me of last year. We also lost a lot of points from badluck last year otherwise we could have cleared that 4th place faster. Remains to be seen. I am still confident on the team that we will outdevelop both Renault and Racing Point. I don't count Ferrari anymore since they seem to have raised a white flag for this year.
Better to climb the order, than to smash the car at the start. It is not ideal, but still better then collecting a big fat zero.diffuser wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 17:00He tends to run a little more DF than Sainz. you can see that in thier times in the fast sectors @ tracks. It's also why he tends to have better tire life and more speed at the end.chrisgr wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 15:40And what troubles me more is that he is not improving a bit. Every race its the same thing. The question is can he improve?101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 15:16Norris race starts are just awful. Great initial getaway and then just isn’t ruthless enough. So frustrating!!
I agree with this, I was a bit surprised considering his future was more or less uncertain and got the opportunity to join a resurgent McLaren. I think the fact that Ricciardo was available and they were able to get him made it less uncomfortable for McLaren.proteus wrote: ↑30 Aug 2020, 16:56Seeing his future to come in 2021...I have allways thought his Ferrari switch was a bit of a d*ck move to Mclaren, especially since Zak saved him from the market and took him into his team. He could have been Mclarens next Mika Hakkinen perhaps.
At the end i dont blame him, Farrari is a Ferrai afterall, but aparently he will suffer in his first season, and there is even a big danger he can get sacked if the whole thing gets horribly wrong.